September 5

Nearness to God

“It is good for me to draw near to God.”
— Ps. 73:28

“If we get near to the Lord, if we are in communion with God within the holy place, we see all the saints with His eyes, as dear to Him … objects of Christ's delight and the fruit of the travail of His soul; then intercession for them is easy, and faithfulness to them becomes easy and gracious too. … Divinely, given love for God's people on high is the spring of severity even, if needed below.”

“The absolutely perfect and living rule is the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. In Him all written rules are united in one solitary living example. … Happy is he who keeps by His side to learn how one ought to walk.”