28 March 2009

Drawing Near to God

Drawing Near to God, March 27
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you" - James 4:8

The nearer we come to God, the more graciously will He reveal Himself to us. When the prodigal comes to his father, his father runs to meet him. When the wandering dove returns to the ark, Noah puts out his hand to pull her in unto him, When the tender wife seeks her husband's society, he comes to her on wings of love. Come then, dear friend, let us draw nigh to God who so graciously awaits us, yea, comes to meet us.

Did you ever notice that passage in Isaiah 58:9? There the LORD seems to put Himself at the disposal of His people, saying to them, "Here I am." As much as to say -- "What have you to say to me? What can I do for you? I am waiting to bless you." How can we hesitate to draw near? God is nigh to forgive, to bless, to comfort, to help, to quicken, to deliver. Let it be the main point with us to get near to God. This done, all is done. If we draw near to others, they may before long grow weary of us and leave us; but if we seek the LORD alone, no change will come over His mind, but He will continue to come nearer and yet nearer to us by fuller and more joyful fellowship.

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I haven't thought of it like this in a long time. I know that when I call out to God, He is faithful and just to hear and answer in the best way He see's fit. However, I haven't thought about how God is there, waiting to hear from us, wanting us to come near to Him because He wants to come near to us. I pray that God will give us the desire in our hearts to reach out to Him, to draw near to Him, to allow him to come to us with wings of love as a husband does his wife. Praise the Lord. Grace&Peace.

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