Let Us Draw Nigh! by Andrew Murray

92 LET US BRA W NIGH
that loved us, and washed us from our sins in
His blood." The power of the blood, if thou
wilt give thy whole heart up to it, will bring
heaven and its joy, the joy of God's presence,
down into thee.
8. Let the body be washed with, pure water.
Surely, in sight of all the wonderful privilege
just set before us, there
needs no further pleading
to make you willing to put away every sin,
every habit, every indulgence of the body, that
interferes with full and abiding communion
with God. Think ever of what Christ is doing
— keeping the heart, by the power of the
Holy Spirit, sprinkled with His blood in its
heavenly sanctifying power—and let
that urge
you to put away and cleanse yourself from
everything, the greatest or the least, that could
hinder you dwelling in the Holiest. Wait on
God in prayer till His presence be the power
that rules the whole being.
9. Let us draw near. That is, let us enter
in, and appear before God. Yes, let each one
of us, with his whole heart, with his whole life
and walk, draw near, and abide in the blessed
nearness of God.
This is the sum and substance of the gospel.
This is what Christ can give, because He is able
to save completely. This, alas ! is what many