JESUS IS JUST AS NEAR AS YOU WANT HIM
“Happy is the one who walks so close to God that they leave no room for the devil to slip between.”
Jas 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [you] double-minded.
What an awesome promise! If I draw near to God, He will draw near to me. Christ made the first move toward us when He hung on the cross in our place! Now, I determine how close I want to be to Him. To draw near to the Lord is cleanse our hands; to put away our practice of Sin. It is also to cease to be divided in our pursuits. My discipline is what reveals my true desire. Eph. 4:27 says, “Don’t give Satan a place!” If we allow Jesus to be at a distance, the Devil will fill that gap!
I believe that the goal of every child of God is grow closer and closer to Jesus and to develop a deeper and deeper relationship with Him! We do this by drawing nearer and nearer to Him. In 1980 I was a newly-wed. We were staying temporarily, in a the home of a pastor’s widow in Jacksonville, Florida. The first morning as the light of day began to dawn, I was up. I saw little sign on the wall that read: “I you don’t feel close to God, guess who moved!” In time, I began to realize that Jesus longs to be closer to us in relationship than even a brother! (Pr. 18:24) Jesus brought you near to God by His own blood. (Eph. 2:13) Beloved, draw nearer, because it’s your move now!
Every blessing!
—Tom