Praise God—it is almost Sunday. We get to go to church again! In order to help get us ready, here is Thomas Watson, from his book, "The Happiness of Drawing Near to God":
"Let us contemplate the excellencies of God. He is the ‘God of glory,’ (Ps. 29:3). He is full of unspeakable beauty—in comparison of Whom both angels and men are but as the ‘small dust of the balance.’ He is the ‘God of love,’ (2 Cor. 13:11). God triumphs in acts of mercy. All of this encourages us in our coming to The One Who delights to display the banner of free grace to sin-ners. . . . God is the most sovereign good, the wonder of love, ready to diffuse the silver streams of His bounty to poor creatures. This, if anything, will make us willing to draw near to Him and rest in Him as the center of our happiness."If we would draw near to God, let us consider our own needs. . . . The Prodi-gal Son never drew near to his father, until he began to be in dire straits, (Lk. 15:17). A proud sinner, who was never convinced of his needs, never desires to come near to God. That sinner thinks that he has enough of his own to live upon . . . "
