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It’s Time To Draw Near To God!
We
are living through some very troubled, stressful and often depressing
times.
are living through some very troubled, stressful and often depressing
times.
ISIS
terrorists are raging. The job of our devilish enemy is to wear out
the saints. It seems like a new hoard of demons have been released on
this world to kill and destroy. Only Satan would behead people –
not the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
terrorists are raging. The job of our devilish enemy is to wear out
the saints. It seems like a new hoard of demons have been released on
this world to kill and destroy. Only Satan would behead people –
not the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
As
Christians, we need to use all the help that is available to us. For
our own good, now is the time for us to draw near to God and develop
a strong relationship with Him.
Christians, we need to use all the help that is available to us. For
our own good, now is the time for us to draw near to God and develop
a strong relationship with Him.
James
4:7-8 (MEV) says
“Therefore
submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from
you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”
4:7-8 (MEV) says
“Therefore
submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from
you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”
Psalm
73:28 (MEV) says
“But
it is good for me to draw near to God; I have taken my refuge in the
Lord God, that I may declare all Your works.”
To
draw nearer to God, consider the following:
draw nearer to God, consider the following:
GOD’S
POWER
POWER
When
we feel powerless, remember that God is all powerful. His strength
can overcome the despair of any pain or trial and we can always trust
that He will deliver, protect and sustain us.
we feel powerless, remember that God is all powerful. His strength
can overcome the despair of any pain or trial and we can always trust
that He will deliver, protect and sustain us.
Ephesians
3:16-19 (NIV) says
“I
pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power
through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s
holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love
of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you
may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians
3:20-21 (NIV) says “Now
to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be
glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
for ever and ever! Amen.”
Psalm
46:1 (MEV) says
“God is our refuge and strength, a well-proven help in trouble.”
46:1 (MEV) says
“God is our refuge and strength, a well-proven help in trouble.”
PRAYER
Prayer
is you having a conversation with God in which you humbly
communicate, worship, and sincerely seek God’s face, knowing that He
hears you, loves you and will respond, though not always in a manner
you may expect or desire. Prayer can encompass confession, praise,
adoration, supplication, intercession and more.
is you having a conversation with God in which you humbly
communicate, worship, and sincerely seek God’s face, knowing that He
hears you, loves you and will respond, though not always in a manner
you may expect or desire. Prayer can encompass confession, praise,
adoration, supplication, intercession and more.
Start
every day off with prayer to ensure that you have a much better day.
Then, pray to God continuously throughout the day.
every day off with prayer to ensure that you have a much better day.
Then, pray to God continuously throughout the day.
Your
prayers should come often and regularly, not from legalistic duty,
but from a humble heart, realizing your dependence on God in every
aspect of your life.
prayers should come often and regularly, not from legalistic duty,
but from a humble heart, realizing your dependence on God in every
aspect of your life.
1
Thessalonians 5:17-18 (NIV) says
“pray
continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s
will for you in Christ Jesus.”
PRAISE
Focusing
our thoughts on God moves us to praise Him. The more we know Him,
the more we should praise Him for all He has done for us.
our thoughts on God moves us to praise Him. The more we know Him,
the more we should praise Him for all He has done for us.
Ephesians
1:3 (NIV) says “Praise
be
to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in
the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
1:3 (NIV) says “Praise
be
to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in
the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
Psalm
19:1-2 (NIV) says
“The
heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his
hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they
reveal knowledge.”
THANKFULNESS
When
we realize how we benefit from knowing God, we can fully express our
thanks to Him. By thanking Him often every day, we develop
spontaneity in our prayer life. Remember to turn all your complaints
into thanks.
we realize how we benefit from knowing God, we can fully express our
thanks to Him. By thanking Him often every day, we develop
spontaneity in our prayer life. Remember to turn all your complaints
into thanks.
1
Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) says
“give
thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in
Christ Jesus.”
Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) says
“give
thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in
Christ Jesus.”
“So
then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live
your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the
faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
See
to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive
philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental
spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.”
then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live
your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the
faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
See
to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive
philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental
spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.”
1
Corinthians 15:57 (NIV) says “But
thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
FORGIVENESS
Because
God forgives us, we can pray to Him honestly and directly. When we
receive His forgiveness, we move from alienation to intimacy, from
guilt to love.
God forgives us, we can pray to Him honestly and directly. When we
receive His forgiveness, we move from alienation to intimacy, from
guilt to love.
Acts
10:43 (NIV) says
“All
the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him
receives forgiveness
of
sins through His name.”
10:43 (NIV) says
“All
the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him
receives forgiveness
of
sins through His name.”
TRUST
People
can be unfair and family and friends may desert us. But we can trust
God. Knowing God intimately drives away doubt, fear, and loneliness.
can be unfair and family and friends may desert us. But we can trust
God. Knowing God intimately drives away doubt, fear, and loneliness.
Proverbs
3:5-6 (NIV) says “Trust
in
the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths
straight.”
3:5-6 (NIV) says “Trust
in
the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths
straight.”
FEAR
NOT
NOT
Deuteronomy
31:8 (NIV) says “The
Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never
leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
31:8 (NIV) says “The
Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never
leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
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