boldly going where many have gone before....

Hebrews 10.19ff "Therefore brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh... Let us draw near with a true heart and full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful..."
I've been trying too long to daily live a new life with an old heart. This is something that God has really convicted me of this morning while in prayer and meditation on his Word. I've been earnestly praying that God would show me what he sees in my life that I am failing to see. The fear might be that if I saw what God really sees in my life I would lose all hope and confidence, but the opposite is promised in His Word. The boldness and confidence is a result of His pure view through His lens of love. His love is revealed in his sacrifice on the Cross. My identity in Christ has everything to do with the transfusion and transmission of his blood to provide for me a new heart. We are, with boldness and confidence, to draw near to God with a certain kind of heart, a "True Heart," full of assurance. This is possible because a "new heart" has been sprinkled! I'm committing this Saturday morn to go there. To not attempt to daily examine an "old heart," but to trust in his work on the Cross to provide me with a new heart. It is in this context that when I draw near to God, He is faithful to draw near to me. Enjoying his promised presence boldly and with more and more confidence and genuine trust in the Cross.