Drawing Near to Lord

"It is good for me to draw near to God." Psalm 73:28

Why is it good thing to draw near to God?

1. In doing so, We draw away from ourselves:

    a) A man needs to get away from himself at times.

    b) Too self-centered; selfish; self-pity.

2. In doing so, we draw away from the world.

    a) Away from the temporal; away from mammon;away from the snares and pitfalls of sin.

3. For same reasons it was good for the prodigal to return home.

    a) Forgiveness, re-in statement,abundance, peace of mind, self-respect, blessings of home.

4. It produces christian unity.

    a) the closer we draw to God the closer we come to our comrades of the cross, of all         denominations.

5. Thus we shall learn to know him.

    a) We can't know God by following at a distance.

    b) Be still, and know that I am God.