There is a gracious promise buried in a call to repentance. James does not say "wait for God"; he says "draw nigh."
The Puritans understood this well: the soul that feels most distant from God is often the soul most ripe for revival. Distance from God is never His doing; it is ours. Yet the marvel of sovereign grace is that the very desire to draw near is itself the fruit of His drawing us first (John 6:44).
Are you cold in prayer this week? Has the Word grown dry? Please don't sit at a distance, draw nigh. Come to the throne of grace with all your barrenness and lay it there. He does not despise the bruised reed. He will meet you.
Come near to God today, believer — He is nearer to you than you know.
The Puritans understood this well: the soul that feels most distant from God is often the soul most ripe for revival. Distance from God is never His doing; it is ours. Yet the marvel of sovereign grace is that the very desire to draw near is itself the fruit of His drawing us first (John 6:44).
Are you cold in prayer this week? Has the Word grown dry? Please don't sit at a distance, draw nigh. Come to the throne of grace with all your barrenness and lay it there. He does not despise the bruised reed. He will meet you.
Come near to God today, believer — He is nearer to you than you know.
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