Growing closer to God

The Bible describes growing closer to God with slow, living pictures: staying, being rooted, walking, bearing fruit. These passages give the main ones. The growth they describe is God’s work in a person, and it is not a technique.

Passages to start with

1. John 15:4-5

   Jesus pictures himself as a vine and his followers as branches: fruit comes from staying connected, “for apart from me you can do nothing”.

   Read John 15:4-5 in full

2. Psalm 1:1-3

   The first psalm compares a person who keeps returning to God’s teaching to “a tree planted by the streams of water”.

   Read Psalm 1:1-3 in full

3. James 4:8

   A direct call with a promise attached: “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you”.

   Read James 4:8 in full

4. Colossians 2:6-7

   Paul describes the Christian life as continuing the way it began, “rooted and built up in him”, with thanksgiving.

   Read Colossians 2:6-7 in full

5. Psalm 119:105

   Scripture is described as light for the next step: “Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path”.

   Read Psalm 119:105 in full

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Written with the help of an AI model. Scripture quotations are checked against the World English Bible. Approved by HisFullGlory. Not reviewed by a theological reader.