Nearness

From: CareLines: Volume 6 By: Paul J. Pascoe

• 1 min. read • grade level: 5

HEB 10:22²²Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:22) GEN 45:4⁴And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. (Genesis 45:4)

Let us draw near.

Hebrews 10:22²²Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:22)

Come near to me.

Genesis 45:4⁴And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. (Genesis 45:4)

Nearness to man is something that God has always wanted. He walked and talked with Adam and Eve each day until sin spoiled it and caused a rift between God and man. There are a few who lived lives of faithfulness to God and had close fellowship with Him. But for the most part man was at a distance. Since Jesus died and shed His blood on the cross, the way into God’s presence has been opened and once again God and man can come together in close fellowship. But it is only possible through the work of Calvary. Let’s remember today, as we spend some time thinking about the cross and the Lord’s death there, that the Lord’s death has reestablished communion between God and man. What a Savior we have.

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