Tag: Drawing Near

The Christian life is the life of faith. We put our personal trust in Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on the Cross for our sins; thereby committing our lives to Him who loved us and gave Himself for us. The Scripture says, “Without faith it is impossible to please him [God], for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is the principal thing. We draw near to God through prayer and worship. Therefore we have this divine invitation: “Let us draw near with a true heart in full […]

The writer of the letter to the Hebrews exhorts and encourages Christians to draw near to God. “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” (Hebrews 10:19-22). Because of what the Lord Jesus Christ […]