Draw Near

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

Draw near to Christ. Draw close. Draw from His deep well. “Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.” James‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬. Purify your heart. Surrender your heart to Christ.

Some will say to follow your heart but the Bible says in ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17:9‭-‬10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[9] “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? [10] I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.

The New Living Translation puts it this way, “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬. Draw near to Christ and He’ll draw near to you.

‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭36:25‭-‬26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[25] Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. [26] I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

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