How Jehovah Draws Close to Us - BUILD AN UNBREAKABLE BOND WITH GOD

There is more that we can learn from King Asa. After he defeated the Ethiopian army, the prophet Azariah gave him wise counsel. Azariah said: "Jehovah is with you as long as you remain with him; and if you search for him, he will let himself be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you." (Chronicles 15:1, 2) Later, though, Asa did not obey his good counsel.  When the northern kingdom of Israel came to fight Judah, Asa became afraid. He did not ask Jehovah for help but made an alliance with the Syrians, who were pagan.   Jehovah told him:  "You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on there will be wars against you." And this is just what happened. (2 Chronicles 16:1-9) What is the lesson for us?

We should never draw away from Jehovah. If we are not as close to him as we used to be, let us immediately do what Hosea 12:6 says: "Return to your God, maintain loyal love and justice, and always hope in your God."  When we meditate on the ransom and carefully study the Bible, we can draw closer to Jehovah. - DEUTERONOMY 13:4.

The psalmist wrote: "Drawing near to God is good for me." (Psalm 73:28) It is good for each of us too.  Let us make our goal to continue to learn new things about Jehovah.  As we do, we will love him more and more.  When we draw closer to him, Jehovah will draw closer to us now and forever!

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*To draw closer to Jehovah: To get to know Jehovah very well and to have a relationship with him. To make him our best Friend.

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