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Ärende: Drawing Near to God
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From: "Bob Hoffman" <bhoffman@fmlynet.org>

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      Sunday 03-27 / Drawing Near to God
      Robert Prodoehl
      Mar 26, 2005


Drawing Near to God

"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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803 C.M. J. HART
The Death and Excellency of Christ. Isa. 13. 12 1 The things on earth which men
esteem, And of their richness boast,
In value less or greater seem,
Proportioned to their cost.

2 [The diamond, that's for thousands sold, Our admiration draws;
For dust men seldom part with gold, Or barter pearls for straws.]

3 Then what inestimable worth
Must in those crowns appear,
For which the Lord came down to earth, And bought for us, so dear!

4 The Father dearly loves the Son,
And rates his merits high;
For no mean cause he sent him down
To suffer, grieve, and die.

5 The blessings from his death that flow, So little we esteem,
Only because we slightly know,
And meanly value him.

6 ['Twas our Creator for us bled,
The Lord of life and power;
Whom angels worship, devils dread – God blest for evermore.]

7 O could we but with clearer eyes
His excellencies trace,
Could we his person learn to prize, We more should prize his grace.
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