Drawing near is coming to God through the way He opened.
Let us then with confidence
draw near to the throne of grace.
Let us draw near with a true heart
in full assurance of faith.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
Drawing near is not a mood. The veil is torn. Jesus is the great priest. The church is told to draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, and with a true heart in full assurance of faith. Hearts are sprinkled clean. Bodies are washed. James says draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. That call comes with clean hands and a purified heart. Communion with God is the nearness enjoyed. Drawing near is the coming.
- The throne is grace, so the coming is for mercy and help in time of need.
- A true heart and full assurance of faith are the manner. Not a divided heart.
- Sin is not ignored. Draw near, and cleanse your hands. The nearness and the cleansing belong in one sentence.
Draw near. He will draw near. The way is open because the priest is there.
Draw near to the throne of grace.
With a true heart in full assurance of faith.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
- Drawing near is commanded, not guessed.
- Confidence rests on the priest and the torn veil.
- The throne approached is the throne of grace.
- A true heart and full assurance of faith are the manner.
- James pairs the coming with cleansing.
- Communion is the nearness. Drawing near is the step.
- The Priest – Jesus, over the house of God.
- The Throne – Grace, for mercy and help.
- The Heart – True, in full assurance of faith.
- The Cleansing – Sprinkled heart, washed body.
- The Answer – He will draw near to you.
- The Enjoyment – Communion with God.
- Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
- Hebrews 10:22 – “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.”
- James 4:8 – “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
The way is open. Come with a true heart. He will draw near. Clean hands belong with that coming.
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