Come close to God

Did you know that God is for you?

Did you know that God is being patient with you?

Please read what the Bible says about God's in

struction to you. Some of you reading this are Christians, some of you aren't. I'm writing this to you because I care about what happens to you, and so does God. All I'm asking is that you read this one Bible verse and read what it's about.

This is what the Bible says:

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. (James 4:7-8)

This Bible verse tells us 9 things:

1. Don't be proud, but be humble before God

2. You can resist the devil

3. When you resist the devil he runs away from you

4. You can come close to God

5. When you turn from the devil, and turn to God, he comes close to you

6. Our hands our dirty with sin

7. Our hearts are also dirty and need to be purified

8. We need to be totally loyal to God

9. We need to stop being loyal to the world

So you see, even though God hates sin there is still hope for the sinner. This is good news! My favorite part of that verse is where it says come close to God, and God will come close to you. Can you believe that there is something like this in the Bible? It's amazing! I love that part because it is the truth! And the only way to come close to God is by trusting in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ (The Son of God) became a man 2,000 years ago, he came close to you. Jesus came for one reason and that was to die on the cross. When he was on the cross he was punished for every sin you ever committed, that's why God is able to forgive you, because your sins have already been paid for.

God did this as a gift to you! It is the most amazing news you will ever hear! When you turn from your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ, God cleanses you from all sin. He removes the guilt, forgives all your sins and gives you peace! Can you imagine that? Absolute peace and no guilt! Maybe you think God won't do this for you, but I'm here to tell you that Jesus died for the sinner. Please think about these things, I will be praying for you!

Remember: come close to God, and he will come close to you