SO NEAR

By Rick Mathes

James 4:8 (NASB77) ⁸ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

The closer you are to Jesus the closer you are to heaven and all it’s glory. To know Him is to love Him and as you learn His Word you draw nearer and nearer until you are consumed by Him. There is no choice but to praise Him with prayers that don’t ask anything of Him. Try it. It’s not easy to pray without wanting Him to give or do something for you. This worship in spirit and truth will increase your fellowship with Him and His. Soon you will see those like you, His church through His eyes.

Sinning against a Holy God is truly a fall from grace. For His reasons, He will withhold His hand and allow Satan and his demons to have a go at you. You brought this on yourself as a dereliction of your duty to serve the King of the Universe not the king of darkness and destruction.

So what is true salvation made of: what set’s the captives free?

• Regeneration
• Reformation
• Revival
• Revolution

It’s all a matter of untangling the bad from the good. In order to do that we need to learn which is which and the Bible is the only place with God’s answers to our questions.

As you read the Word you really will sense an emancipation of evil and a covenant of grace. The words will truly come alive and leap off the pages at you.

You will experience an unshackling so to speak. You won’t be cuffed to the devil anymore! The knowledge of the Lord will give you understanding and the wisdom that supernaturally follows.

Unleashed! The great escape from Satan’s mansion is before you. The Lord’s gate is opened and inviting you to cross over from death to life. Welcome to the Kingdom of God!