Lev 10:3, Deut 4:7, Ps 73:28, Isa 29:13, Mt 27:50-51, Jn 14:6, Heb 7:19
We must draw near to God. That is a blessing for us. (James 4:8, Jer 10:3, Deut 4:7, Ps 73:28)
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.
Jer 10:3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
Deut 4:7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Ps 73:28 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 thy works.
People do not know how to draw near to God. People only tried to draw near to God by the commandments of men. (Isa 29:13)
Isa 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Jesus is the only way man can get closer to God. He opened the way to meet God by Jesus dying for us on the cross. (Mt 27;50-51, Jn 14:6, Heb 7:19)
Mt 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Jn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Heb 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.