DAILY SPRING DEVOTIONAL. By Deborah Chinedu. Founder, Dominion Life In Christ Global Community. (AKA Salvation and Praise) Saturday, October 11, 2025. 📖 FOUNDATION SCRIPTURE: ◄ James 4:8 ► "Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." TOPIC: 🔥DRAW NEAR, LIVE DEEP. 🔥 Shabbat Shalom Friends!! Please REST. Every MOVE OF GOD begins with a DRAWING. The closer you move toward Him, the clearer your Purpose, Peace, and Power become. James 4:8 is not just an invitation, it’s a Divine transaction: INTIMACY for DISTANCE, PURITY for POLLUTION, PRESENCE for PRETENSE. God doesn’t REWARD casual Christianity; He RESPONDS to consecrated pursuit (Jeremiah 29:13, Psalm 73:28). When you draw near, you’re not merely stepping into prayer, you’re stepping into partnership with Heaven. The Holy Spirit today, calls you to strip off distractions, double-mindedness, and pride (Hebrews 10:22), so your heart becomes a dwelling place, not just a visiting room. The Father longs not for performance but for Presence—yours and His, intertwined. HEAR THIS: Every TRUE breakthrough begins when the soul says, “I’m done wandering.” That moment becomes your spiritual ignition point, where Divine nearness births Supernatural manifestation. God is not impressed with your religious routine. He's not counting how many times you've shown up to Church or how eloquently you pray in public. Our Father is searching for INTIMACY, not PERFORMANCE. He's listening for the heartbeat of genuine pursuit, not the echo of empty tradition. You were never created to be distant from God. The garden was designed for Communion, Face-to-face, unashamed, unhindered fellowship. Sin created separation, but Jesus Christ demolished the barrier. Yet here you stand, often satisfied with KNOWING ABOUT GOD instead of TRULY KNOWING HIM. GOD DOESN'T PLAY HARD TO GET: The Holy Spirit is calling you closer today. "DRAW NEAR", this is an action, an intentional movement toward God. It requires you to leave the comfortable place of Snack-up Christianity and press into His PRESENCE with hunger. And here's the promise: when you DRAW NEAR TO HIM, He draws near to you. This is the reciprocal relationship Heaven designed. GOD DOESN'T PLAY HARD TO GET; He responds to GENUINE HUNGER. But notice the condition: ➤cleanse your hands, purify your heart. ➤You cannot carry double-mindedness into His presence and expect breakthroughs. ➤God is calling you to full surrender, not partial devotion, not Sunday-only commitment, but whole-life consecration. "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The LORD" (2 Corinthians 6:17). This is where transformation happens—not in the crowd, not in the conference, but in the SECRET PLACE where it's just YOU and HIM. Where pretense dies and authenticity lives. Where THE HOLY SPIRIT ENCOUNTERS YOU AND REWRITES YOUR STORY. AMEN!! HALLELU-YAH!! MARANATHA!!! 🙌 I PRAY FOR YOU: Heavenly Father, I pray that You ignite fresh hunger in every heart reading this word. Break the chains of religious routine and ceremonial Christianity. Draw them into The SECRET PLACE where transformation happens. Purify their hearts and give them clean hands to reach for You. Let them encounter You in life-altering ways. In Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. 🕊️ 5W1H REFLECTIONS WHO: Those who hunger for real intimacy with God. WHAT: Drawing near through surrender, worship, and obedience. WHEN: Now — The Holy Spirit calls. WHERE: In the …..👇 🔗 [Subscribe Now] For written and AUDIO'S of Daily Spring Devotionals, : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/invite/dliccommunity GET BOOKS FROM Deborah Chinedu on Amazon, FOR A HEALTHY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. http://amazon.com/author/deborahchinedu 365 DAYS FEAR NOT SCRIPTURAL PRAYERS - BREAKING YOUR FALLOW GROUNDS - PRAY YOUR WAY THROUGH. - WAITING IS NOT WASTING - THE POWER OF SELF-LOVE, -YOUR DREAM IS THE TARGET.. ⚔️ Sword Of The Spirit Publication. Get yourself, friends and everyone, a copy! You can use them for Evangelism and Follow-up. Add THEM to your gift packs for your clients, customers, colleagues, etc. May they truly be a blessed, life-changing glorious experience for you.