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Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:8
Well I have a title today that we’re going to discuss and look at. And the title is ‘ There Is Authority In Knowing The Truth ‘. I want to base our teaching today from the book of James chapter four. And I want to look primarily at verse eight. (James 4:8)
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
James 4:9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Experiencing God
I think those verses are so applicable to the twenty first century church.. They resist such teaching like this. But you see we need to understand deeper what it is saying there to us.. It’s acknowledging the state that we find ourselves in. The state of the world, our surroundings, our country. Allot who profess themselves as believers but are not. But I want us really to look at verse eight which says ‘ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you ‘. Because that is the key. That is the understanding of what is being said there.
Now every true born again Spirit filled believer wants to draw closer to Almighty God. That should be the spiritual appetite that is set within our hearts. There should be that desire to draw closer to God. That is healthy, that is good. But there is no point drawing closer to God unless you experience Him.. Unless He’s revealed to you.. ..
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