“Come unto Me.”
Is it not humiliating to be told that we must come to Jesus! Think of the things we will not come to Jesus Christ about. If you want to know how real you are, test yourself by these words - "Come unto Me." In every degree in which you are not real, you will dispute rather than come, you will quibble rather than come, you will go through sorrow rather than come, you will do anything rather than come the last lap of unutterable foolishness - "Just as I am." As long as you have the tiniest bit of spiritual impertinence, it will always reveal itself in the fact that you are expecting God to tell you to do a big thing, and all He is telling you to do is to "come."
"Come unto Me." When you hear those words you will know that something must happen in you before you can come. The Holy Spirit will show you what you have to do, anything at all that will put the axe at the root of the thing which is preventing you from getting through. You will never get further until you are willing to do that one thing. The Holy Spirit will locate the one impregnable thing in you, but He cannot budge it unless you are willing to let Him.
How often have you come to God with your requests and gone away with the feeling - Oh, well, I have done it this time! And yet you go away with nothing, whilst all the time God has stood with outstretched hands not only to take you, but for you to take Him. Think of the invincible, unconquerable, unwearying patience of Jesus - "Come unto Me."
4 comments:
I almost read this as God the Father. In other words, like a child having to go to the parent and confess they broke the lamp. Which starts a whole different train of though on how my kids feel when they have to tell me something bad. Anyway, God's grace is an amazing thing and I am so very thankful.
Blessings,
cas
Grace is a concept that I dont understand to the degree God applies it to me but I'm so glad that it does apply to me.
I must apply Grace and pass it forward to prove God's existence to my family, neighbors, friends, and co-workers
Guys, thanks to all of your for your comments regarding the passing of my dad. I had a great man for a dad. I have no regrets and no doubt that he is with the Lord right now. I am still grieving though. I find myself crying over little things, but I know my hope is secure in Christ.
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PS I like to remember this concerning grace. Justice is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not getting what you deserve, and Grace is getting what you don't deserve.
Gary - definitely praying for your strength and peace and warmth in memories.
I like that statement about justice, mercy, grace.
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