C.V. LET US DRAW NEAR 1/28

28 Jan 2016 - Card Verse for the Day - LET US DRAW NEAR – by Dorothy Callies

Heb. 10:22 KJV, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”

I like to read this part of Heb. 10:19-21 which makes me appreciate Heb. 10:22 in NLT “And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20) This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of His death for us.

21) “And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s people, 22) Let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trust Him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.”

These great verses tells us the most wonderful thing.  We can now know God, really know Him. We can commune and fellowship with Him and have His presence and power working in our lives.  God’s presence and power can conquer all the problems and trials and temptations of life that attack us.  The living God can be a living reality in our lives. Let us look into more study from the card verse.

Our first duty is to draw near God. Jesus Christ has opened up the way into God’s presence for us. He has taken our sins upon Himself and bore the guilt and judgment of them for us. Jesus Christ has freed us from sin, removed all of our sins. He is now ready to present us to God as being sinless and righteous.

Jesus Christ has made us acceptable to God. He has provided a new and living way into the holiest place of all, into the very presence of God Himself. Therefore, let us draw near God with our true heart. To have a true heart means be sincere, honest, and without hypocrisy. A true heart involves an attitude of gladness, freedom, and enthusiasm. 

Let us remember that “without faith, it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is …” (Heb.11:6). So let us have a “full assurance of faith” when we come into God’s presence.

Song: In Your Presence

In Your presence, in Your presence, there is peace;

    in Your presence, in Your presence, there is joy.

I will linger, I will stay in Your presence day by day

    that your likeness may be seen in me.

          By J.D. and Steven Ray Phifer, Sing His Praise