September 6

Nearness to God

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

“The great point is to be nearer Him in heart than even the work, and then we do the work from Him and in some measure as He would.”

“A time of retirement is a very good thing in our service, it puts us before God instead of our work before us, and makes us feel, too, that our work is in His hands and not our own. I remember when I used to be ill every year, I always felt if I had been near enough to God I should not have needed it.”