Keep Close

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 1min

Ruth 1:16¹⁶And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: (Ruth 1:16); Psalm 63:8⁸My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. (Psalm 63:8); James 4:8⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. (James 4:8); John 21:22²²Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. (John 21:22)

The late Dr. Andrew Bonar once remarked in his own quaint fashion that it was always easy to trace the footprints of a person if we walked close behind him, but if we were some distance back we might fail to find them; and accordingly, if we followed close after the Master we would easily see the way, but if we tried to follow afar off we would find it difficult to know the path of His will.

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