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  "Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among

  them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me, for who is he

  who will devote himself to be close to me?" declares the Lord. "So you

  will be my people, and I will be your God." —Jeremiah 30:21-22

  It is the Lord who causes us to draw near to Him. God knew we would mess  up. He saw it way in advance and made provision for it from the very   beginning. He knows our frailty, both physical and emotional. He   recognizes the limited capacity of our hearts. He sees the yes in the hearts of His people and says, "I understand your weakness, and yet I recognize your willingness to be wholly Mine." He looks at the agreement

  in our hearts and calls forth our budding virtues into full maturity. 

You see, we are dealing with a loving Bridegroom, the Man Christ Jesus. He is fully God, but He is also fully man. He has intense affections filled with tenderness. Even while we grow and falter on our way to full maturity, He  enjoys us, and His heart flows with extravagant compassion, the likes of which the world will never know without Him.