James 4: Come Near to God

Last updated on: November 7, 2011 at 1:34 pm by Dillon Burroughs

James 4: Come Near to God 2011-11-07T13:34:32-05:00 Dillon Burroughs

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

“7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” -James 4:7-10

God promises to come near to those who come near to him. So why do often feel distant from him? James offers a fuller context of the habits that often block our intimacy with the Almighty.

First, we are to submit ourselves to God. Drawing near requires giving up our own agenda.

Second, we must resist the devil. In other words, we not only seek God but also stand against temptation.

Third, and of great importance, is our humility before the Lord. We dare not come near to God in pride or our list of demands. He is not a cosmic Santa Claus or a creator genie. He is God. He created us. We worship him.

Only when we draw near to God in full humility can we expect deep intimacy.

+++

Dillon Burroughs is the author and coauthor of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of all 31,173 verses of the Bible at HolyWritProject.com. Find out more about Dillon at Facebook.com/readdB or readdB.com.

Handwritten copies of the Bible

Dillon Burroughs

holy writ

james 4

Previous Post

November 4, 2011

James 3: Real Wisdom

Next Post

November 8, 2011 James 5: Powerful Prayers

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category handwrite the entire bible handwritten bible Handwritten copies of the Bible transcribe the bible

Select a Month July 2018 April 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

In the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, what did the wise bring?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Bread New clothes Wine Extra oil