>
>HEARTLIGHT DAILY VERSE
>(formerly Today's Verse)
>by Phil Ware
>
>March 8
>
>Nearer My God to Thee
>
>"Come near to God and he will come near to you." (v.8)
>
>       -- For reading & meditation: James 4:1-10
>
>The final two verses of Psalm 73 form a conclusion and a resolution.
>Listen to them once again: "Those who are far from you will perish;
>you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good
>to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell
>of all your deeds" (vv.27-28). The psalmist has finished his review
>of the past and is now hammering out a philosophy with which to face
>the future. He is resolved that no matter what anyone else may do, he
>is going to live in close companionship with God. He helps us to see
>the importance of this resolution by putting it in the form of a
>contrast: "Those who are far from you will perish ' but as for me, it
>is good to be near God." Really, when it comes down to it, there are
>only two positions in life - close to God or far away from Him. I
>wonder, as the psalmist penned these words was something like this
>going through his mind: "What caused me so much trouble in recent
>days and accounted for all my difficulties was the fact that I did
>not keep close to God. I erroneously believed that the cause of my
>problems was the prosperity of the ungodly, but having entered into
>the sanctuary of God I see that this was not the cause of my problems
>at all. My problems came because I had chosen not to remain close to
>Him. For me there is now only one thing that matters - staying close
>to God." How are things with you at this moment? Do you feel close to
>God? If you don't, then let me put what I want to say in the words of
>a wayside pulpit that arrested my attention some years ago: "If you
>feel that God is far away guess who moved?"
>
>PRAYER:
>Father, I am grateful for the promise of Your Word to me today that
>when I draw near to You, You will draw near to me. Help me put those
>words to the test by moving closer to You than I have ever done
>before. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
>
>FURTHER STUDY:
>Psa. 46:1-11;  2 Sam. 22:3; Psa. 9:9;  Psa 62:1-12
>
>1. What does the psalmist affirm?
>
>2. What does the psalmist exhort the people?
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