Jesus is Near
“I in them.”—John 17:23.
If such be the union which subsists between our souls and the person of our Lord, how deep and broad is the channel of our communion! This is no narrow pipe through which a thread-like stream may wind its way, it is a channel of amazing depth and breadth, along whose glorious length a ponderous volume of living water may roll its floods. Behold He hath set before us an open door, let us not be slow to enter.
O how foolish must we be, if we do not live in habitual communion with Him. When the road is long, and dangerous, and difficult, we need not wonder that friends seldom meet each other, but when they live together, shall Jonathan forget his David? A wife may when her husband is upon a journey, abide many days without holding converse with him, but she could never endure to be separated from him if she knew him to be in one of the chambers of her own house. Why, believer, dost not thou sit at His banquet of wine? Seek thy Lord, for He is near; embrace Him, for He is thy Brother. Hold Him fast, for He is thine Husband; and press Him to thine heart, for He is of thine own flesh. – Charles Spurgeon, Morning by Morning
This has been ministering to my soul for a few days now, and I wanted to share it with you all. How easily I forget that Jesus is near. Like Spurgeon said, I am foolish not to fervently bask in His nearness. Embracing His presence is the light of each new day and my comfort in the craziness. Why do I live as if God is “on a journey” and I am left with only His memory. Jesus is within me, within the house of my heart, just as near as I need Him. What a great truth to guide me in this day.
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Filed under: Reflections, Scripture on August 3rd, 2008
Welcome. I'm Kaysie, 21. Jesus follower. Loves sunshine, trees, hot tea, books, music, family and the gospel. Also has a weird fascination with paper. 
Every day I am utterly amazed by the beauty of what you write and share. My eyes are daily re-opened by the trueness of the words you share. Again, and as always, thank you. I’ll have to pick up a copy of that book.
Beautiful. I so desire for this truth to be DEEPLY imprinted into my life – Jesus is near.
What a blessed thought! Jesus is near to me!
I love the “narrow pipe” analogy. Truly it is “a channel of amazing depth and breadth.” Praise God!
Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,
Draw me, my Saviour, so precious Thou art.
The words of this hymn are constantly becoming more and more precious and dear. Glory to our King.
What a beautiful truth! He is always right there to guide, comfort, forgive us, or rejoice with us or for us at any time, day or night He is with us wherever we go.
Great post post Kasie=)
Blessings,
Jade
What a great passage Kaysie! Thank you so much for sharing it!
It’s so amazing that we are one with Christ!! Wow! PTL!
Brianna