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Draw nigh to God.

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Announcements › Forums › Ancient and Modern Necromancy, Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced — May 31st, 2020 › Draw nigh to God.

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  • May 27, 2020 at 4:33 pm #10762
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    “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” James 4 : 8

    “Nigh: Near; not distant; of easy access; close in fellowship.” 1828 Webster’s Dictionary

    In thinking about how to apply the story of Saul to myself what stood out to me was when he said, “God is departed from me.” Since God is all and He is changeless good nor did He go anywhere, it was Saul who had a falling away from God. One thing that really got Saul in trouble to begin with I think was his envy of David. This tormented Saul to the point he no longer thought correctly. This opened the door to all kinds of error and led him to live out a human destiny that he did not have to. Even to the very end he did not resist any of these aggressive suggestions. I am very grateful for this Lesson and the selections from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy that instruct a way out of darkness into the light.

    May 27, 2020 at 4:33 pm #10763
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    “It is good for us to draw nigh unto God in prayer. Our minds are grieved to see so little attention given to united prayer by many churches. How can we expect a blessing if we are too idle to ask for it? How can we look for a Pentecost if we never meet with one another, in one place, to wait upon the Lord? Brethren, we shall never see much change for the better in our churches till the prayer meeting occupies a higher place in the esteem of Christians. But now that we have come together, how shall we pray? Let us not degenerate into formality, or we shall be dead while we think we live. Let us not waiver through unbelief, or we shall pray in vain. Oh, for great faith with which to offer great prayers! … Urgently do we need a revival of personal godliness. This is, indeed, the secret of church prosperity. When individuals fall from their steadfastness, the church is tossed to and fro; when personal faith is steadfast, the church abides true to her Lord. It is upon the truly godly and spiritual that the future of religion depends in the hand of God. Oh, for more truly holy men, quickened and filled with the Holy Spirit, consecrated to the Lord and sanctified by His truth. Brethren, we must each one live if the church is to be alive; we must live unto God if we expect to see the pleasure of the Lord prospering in our hands. Sanctified men are the salt of society and the saviours of the race.” from ‘The Kind of Revival We Need’ by Charles Spurgeon

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