Draw Near To God

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"I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people." (Leviticus 10:3)
 "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." (James 4:8)
 "And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13)
God knows my heart. He knows the intentions of my heart. He knows when I am truly seeking Him with all my heart and He knows when it is halfhearted. I may not always know, but He does. Do you want to see God display His holiness through you? Do you want to see His glory?
"Come to me" (Matt. 11:28)
Pursue me. Follow me. Obey me. Love me with all your heart. Loving God and holiness go together. Loving God without holiness is like faith without works. Faith without works is mental assent. Love without holiness is sentimentality.
"We tend to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship." (Chuck Swindoll)
My fear is that we spend more time preparing for work or for a date than we do to worship the living God. Drawing near to God is no trivial matter, for He is holy. To go boldly before the throne of grace does not mean to go flippantly or carelessly. How do you approach God? How do you prepare to worship Him?

"Father, you know me. You know my innermost thoughts and the intentions of my heart. Cultivate in me a heart that sincerely and earnestly seeks after You. Set a fire in my soul for You. I want to draw near to You, to know You and to experience the power of Your resurrection in my life. In Jesus's Name, Amen."

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