March 27
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.