"Therefore [even] when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He still stayed two days longer in the same place where He was. Then after that interval He said to His disciples, Let us go back again to Judea. The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews only recently were intending and trying to stone You, and are You [thinking of] going back there again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? Anyone who walks about in the daytime does not stumble, because he sees [by] the light of this world. But if anyone walks about in the night, he does stumble, because there is no light in him [the light is lacking to him]. He said these things, and then added, Our friend Lazarus is at rest and sleeping; but I am going there that I may awaken him out of his sleep."
(John 11:6-11) AMPC)

It is one thing to know or receive God's revelations for what He wants to accomplish through our mortal-bodies here on earth then it is another thing to obtain mercy from God's throne of grace in order to live through the manifestations of such vision or purpose of God for our individual lives no matter the level of our spirituality.

It is one thing to know that *without holiness no human being will enter into the fullness of eternal life in Heaven with The GOD-HEAD* but without *obtaining that dimension of mercy from the throne of God's grace "with boldness", those who claim to be saved will still be struggling with sinful lifestyle and might end their earthly lifestyle in sin without having the opportunity to repent before their biological death*

Those who can come to the throne of God's grace *with boldness* are those who have obtained the mercy/forgiveness/redemption from God through faith in Jesus death on the Cross and His resurrection because "the righteous as bold as a lion" (Prov 28:1) and no matter our *spiritual level* if we fall from grace into any type or quantity of sin, we cannot have the boldness to commune or fellowship with God *without first obtaining forgiveness/mercy for such sin from God according to 1 John 1:9* hence let no human being deceive you that even in your sinfulness, you can be bold in the presence of God.

This entails that there is a dimension or aspect of God's mercy that involves *forgiveness and remission of our sins through faith in the death of Jesus on the Cross and His resurrection* then there is another aspect of God's mercy which we *must obtain from His throne of grace* in order to have grace to *engage in consistent and progressive holiness on earth and life after death*. It is this dimension of mercy that enables any human being who is saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ to become a worthy vessel usable and re-usable by the Holy Spirit to accomplish all the purposes of God for him/her on this earth effortlessly.

It is not in struggling to please God by our human limited resources or by shouting or by trying to compete and compare yourself with other human being or complaining that the standard of God's holiness is too high for any human being to walk in it on earth or by completely submitting to sinful lifestyle on earth while assuming holiness and walking in God's perfect-will on earth is not attainable on earth or by committing sin with impunity while justifying them with our choicest scriptures.

If you want to remain *effective in the purposes of God on earth till your death* then you should willingly remain on the throne of God's grace *obtaining mercy* for each aspect of your life, day, engagements and vocations. The Throne of God's grace is not a physical location or a particular preacher or denomination rather *your heart to heart fellowship with God after you have received Jesus Christ Crucified as the Son of God and your own personal LORD and SAVIOUR*. Just like Moses told God, we will not go anywhere unless your presence goes with us so also as a child of God who has decided to remain on the throne of God's grace, you should not engage in anything even if it was revealed to you by GOD-HIMSELF until you engage HIM on His throne of grace and has obtained mercy for such engagement or revelations.

This is what Jesus did in the bible passage we have above where Lazarus his friend whom he loves so much was reported to be sick, Jesus has already perceived a word of knowledge from His Father that such sickness will lead him to physical death but God's glory will be revealed to bring him back to life through Jesus however Jesus had to wait extra 2-days for the appropriate time to obtain mercy in order to have grace to bring about the physical manifestation of what His Father has revealed to HIM.

The disciples of Jesus were afraid that the Jews who wanted to stone Jesus previously in Judaea will have the opportunity to hurt Him now but Jesus categorizes Himself as a person who walks in the 12-hours of day-light and will never stumble either by being stoned by the Jews or hindered from entering that city or prevented from accomplishing what His Father has revealed to Him about Lazarus because He has *obtained mercy from the throne of God's grace and has grace to help Him in that situation which is a time of need*

However
Jesus also confirms that those *believers or acclaimed believers* who have not obtained mercy from the throne of God's grace for each and every aspect of what God has planned or revealed to them are like those who walk in the 12-dark hours of the day who will definitely stumble which means they will be hindered from entering into the manifestations of what God's purpose or vision in their lives here on earth has in-store for them before their biological death either by their flesh, or satan.

We are not seeking the mercy of men rather the mercy of God and we seek this mercy from His throne of grace but before we seek to obtain this dimension of God's mercy, we must have repented from our sinful lifestyle and obtained salvation through faith in Jesus death on the Cross and His resurrection(for unbelievers in the gospel) while for believers who have recently backslidden into sin, we need to repent from our sinful lifestyle and confess to Jesus Christ whose blood alone has the capacity to cleanse us from *all and every type/depth of unrighteousness* and He is *always eager and ready to restore any believer who backslides or falls from Grace as long as we are ready to repent and confess to HIM then become a worthy vessel for use and re-use in His hands*" (1 John 1:9)

May the Holy Spirit release His mercy upon each and every human being who sincerely desires to serve the true living God who created the Heavens, Earth and under-world such that we shall come to the throne of God's grace with boldness and remaining perpetually on it obtaining mercy and having grace to help for every aspect of our lives each moment and days of our earthly existence in Jesus Name. Amen.

Great Grace Brethren!!!