devotion!]
Wahoo! Sunday is ALMOST here! We GET to go to church. To help get us ready, here is Thomas Watson, from, "The Happiness of Drawing Near to God":
"If we would draw near to God, let us study our own wants. Let us consider in what need we stand for God and that we cannot be happy without Him. The prodigal never drew near to his father, until he 'began to be in want,' Luke 15. A proud sinner, who was never convinced of his want, minds not to come near God; he hath a stock of his own to live upon, Jer 2:31: 'We are lords; we will come no more unto You.' A full stomach despises the honey-comb. It is the sense of want which brings us near to God. Why did so many lame and para-
lytical resort to Christ, but because they wanted a cure. Why does the thirsty man draw near to a fountain but because he wants water. Why does a condemned man draw near his prince but because he wants a pardon. When a poor soul reviews its wants; I want grace; I want the favour of God, I am damned without Christ; this makes him draw near to God, and be an earnest supplicant for mercy."
