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b'A few years ago, I visited Windsor Castle in England. It\\u2019s an old castle\\nthat looks like a palace inside, with grand staircases, enormous\\nchandeliers, and antique furniture. The weekend I was there, Queen\\nElizabeth and Prince Philip were at the castle, and I got close to where he\\nwas.\\n.\\nThe elevator for public tours exits onto a hallway that leads directly to\\nthe family quarters of the castle. As I got off the elevator, a woman from\\nthe castle staff walked by with a shopping bag. She told the guy who was\\nhelping me that Prince Philip had just asked her if she was getting\\ngroceries when he saw her bag. Apparently, he was in the room that I could\\njust see at the end of the hallway.\\n.\\nThis experience gave me a fresh perspective on the Bible verses about our\\naccess to God. When I was at Windsor Castle, I was very close to where\\nPrince Philip was, but I didn\\u2019t get to see him. I wouldn\\u2019t have been\\nallowed to if I\\u2019d tried. Other people are allowed beyond that\\ndoorway\\u2014family, staff, and friends are given special access. But I wasn\\u2019t\\nany of those things to him, so I wasn\\u2019t allowed.\\n.\\nWhen it comes to the King of the universe, though, He gives me special\\naccess. Why? Because when He saved me, Jesus Christ gave me a new identity.\\nNow I\\u2019m God\\u2019s child (John 1:12), His servant (Ephesians 3:7), and His\\nfriend (James 2:23). That means I can talk to Him at any time and for any\\nreason.\\n.\\nOnce we\\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, we have special access to the King of\\nkings. We can speak with Him anytime, knowing that He\\u2019s paying attention to\\nus and wants to help us (Hebrews 4:16). How amazing is that! \\u2022 Christina\\nJoy Hommes\\n.\\n\\u2022 Is there a famous person you\\u2019d like to meet? Can you imagine what that\\nwould be like?\\n.\\n\\u2022 If you could meet Jesus in person today, what would you want to tell Him?\\nThe wonderful truth is that we can interact with Him\\u2014right now! Consider\\ntaking a moment to tell Him whatever is on your mind; He\\u2019s listening.\\n.\\nBut now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from\\nGod, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.\\nEphesians 2:13 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nEph.2.13|Eph.2.18|John.1.12'