The Closer I Get

Oh, how I miss snuggling a newborn baby. Contented, infants let me hold them close before they drifted off to sleep. Years have flown and my grandsons tower above me. Now young men; I still hug them and hold them close whenever we’re together.

How close am I to God?

“Come close to God and He will come close to you (James 4:8a NASB).”

Do I unknowingly distance myself?

The closer I get to Him, the more He shapes my character into His image.

“For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters (Romans 8:29 NASB).”

Brothers and sisters, do you want a closer walk with Jesus. I know I do.

Just A Closer Walk With Thee
[Author Unknown/Public Domain]

I am weak but thou art strong,
Jesus keep me from all wrong.
I’ll be satisfied as long,
As I walk, let me walk, close with thee.

Just a closer walk with thee;
Grant it, Jesus, this my plea.
Daily walking close with thee;
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Through the world of toils and snares;
If I flatter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me, my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.

When my feeble life is o’er,
Time for me will be no more.
Guide me gently, safely home,
To thy kingdom’s shore, to thy shore.