Nearer, My God, to Thee

T. Spurgeon.

Psalm 119:151

You are near, O LORD; and all your commandments are truth.

Even in view of our folly and our failure, we who love the Lord will still rejoice that God sees us. We cannot hide our secret sins from Him, and I do not think we wish to.

I. IN WHAT SENSES IS GOD NEAR TO HIS PEOPLE?

1. He draws near to them by virtue of the sacrifice of Christ.

2. Moreover, through the indwelling of the Spirit the Lord is near to us, not merely above us and about us, behind us and beneath us, compassing us about with songs of deliverance, but dwelling in the human heart.

II. TO WHOM DOES GOD THUS SPECIALLY APPROACH?

1. TO the lowly.

2. To the prayerful.

3. To those who are in trouble.

4. To the broken-hearted.

III. WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THIS DIVINE PROXIMITY?

1. Recognizing this, we shall feel strong. If the Lord is near, it matters little who else is near, friend or foe.

2. His presence should make us very watchful.

3. If we know that God is near, we shall begin to want Him to be nearer still.

(T. Spurgeon.)