"But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works." Psalm 73:28

This is what the Psalmist did when he came to himself as we saw last week.
Now let's see what Scripture tells us of drawing near and putting our trust in God. We have previously looked into Scripture concerning fellowship with God and found many verses in the Psalms that speak of this. Here is one that blesses and reassures us, "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth." Psalm 145:18

Concerning drawing near we see:
Speaking of the imperfection of the Law (remember only the high priest assigned was able to enter the Holiest place and only once a year. Read Hebrews 9:1-10), the writer of Hebrews goes on to say, "For the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God." Hebrew 7:19

"But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation." Hebrews 9:12

Hebrews 10:19-22 tells us of the better way, "Therefore brethren, have boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is His flesh...let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."

And James tells us,
"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." James 4:8

Scripture gives exhortations to trust (here are just a few):
"Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:3-4

Vs. 5 goes on to tell us,
"Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass."

Psalm 118:8 (I have read that this is the exact center verse of the Bible), "It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man."

We all know Proverbs 3:5-6 and it should be our mainstay, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."

The last part of our opening verse says, 'That I may declare all Your works. 'The Psalmist gives testimony of the goodness of the Lord in his life. Scripture gives us some words here too.

Relating to personal experiences:
"Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul." Psalm 66:16

"My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits." Psalm 71:15

"I will speak of Your testimonies also before Kings, And will not be ashamed." Psalm 119:46

True testimony becomes irrepressible:
Peter and John were commanded and threatened by the Sanhedrin not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus, "But Peter and John answered and said to them, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." Acts 4:19-20

An example of the reaction of true testimony:
In 1 Corinthians 1:4-7 Paul is giving thanks to God for the conformation of the testimony of Christ in them.
"I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Should we not be like the Psalmist drawing near, in truth and giving testimony to the awesomeness of our good and gracious Lord?

Holy God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit all honor, praise and glory are Yours alone! We bow down and worship You for You alone are worthy!! Amen