"Draw Close To God And He Will Draw Close To You"

The simple exhortation recorded at James 4:8 is more than a goal. It is a journey. As long as we remain faithful, that journey will never end. We will never stop drawing closer and closer to Jehovah. After all, there will always be more to learn about him We should not imagine that this book has taught us all there is to know about Jehovah. Why, we have barely begun to discuss all that the Bible says about our God! And even the Bible itself does not tell us all there is to know about Jehovah. The apostle John supposed that if everything that Jesus did during his earthly ministry were put in writing, "the world itself could not contain the scrolls written." (John 21:25) If such a thing could be said of the Son, how much more so of the Father!

Even eternal life will not bring us to the end of learning about Jehovah. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) Think, then, of the prospect before us. After having lived for hundreds, thousands, millions, even billions of years, we will know far more about Jehovah God than we do now. But we will still feel that there are countless wonderful things to be learned. We will be eager to learn more, for we will always have reason to feel as did the psalmist, who sang: "The drawing near to God is good for me." (Psalm 73:28 Eternal life will be unimaginably rich and varied-and drawing closer to Jehovah will always be the most rewarding part of it.

May you respond to Jehovah's love now, by loving him with your whole heart, soul, mind and strength. (Mark 12:29, 30 May your love be loyal and steadfast. May the decisions that you make every day, from the smallest to the greatest, all reflect the same guiding principle-that you will always choose the path that leads you to a stronger relationship with your heavenly Father. Above all, may you draw ever closer to Jehovah, and may he draw ever closer to you-throughout all eternity!

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