Aim: To boldly approach the God who is always near to us.
Doctrine: The nearness of God is a blessed benefit for the redeemed church, which nearness is sometimes felt more acutely in difficulties and encourages us to persevere.
Exegesis: The situations that are designed to draw us nearer to God: the Lord is near to us in our trials (v. 4), witnessing (v. 5), and needs (vv. 6-7).
Further application: How to better sense my nearness to God: first, seek to realize and feel a desperate need for Christ; then, boldly approach my Father in prayer, through Jesus' blood.
Key verse: v. 5 ''Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.