Come!

(Matthew 11:28) “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

This verse just blows my mind it has phenomenal depth to it. In this day and age we have received such a lifeline, as Christ beckons us to come. Stop and consider that for just a minute and then once it has resonated consider the walk of those under the law.

The cry to the Christian is a gentle word, “come” but the Jewish law harshly said “take care" and if they were to break their covenant they would surely perish. The law a hard task master driving them to obedience or else! But the gospel, the good news of our great Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ draws and pulls at the heartstrings with bands of love. As Spurgeon puts it the law repels but the Gospel attracts. The law shows the vast distance between God and man and yet the gospel is able to bridge that gap, praise the name of Jesus! He removed that chasm and brings the sinner across the gap. Something the law could never do!

“From the first moment of your spiritual life until you are ushered into glory, the language of Christ to you will be, “Come, come unto me.” As a mother puts out her finger to her little child and woos it to walk by saying, “Come,” even so does Jesus. He will always be ahead of you, bidding you follow him as the soldier follows his captain. He will always go before you to pave your way, and clear your path, and you shall hear his animating voice calling you after him all through life; while in the solemn hour of death, his sweet words with which he shall usher you into the heavenly world shall be-”Come, ye blessed of my Father.”

Nay, further, this is not only Christ’s cry to you, but, if you be a believer, this is your cry to Christ-”Come! come!” You will be longing for his second advent; you will be saying, “Come quickly, even so come Lord Jesus.” You will be panting for nearer and closer communion with him. As his voice to you is “Come,” your response to him will be, “Come, Lord, and abide with me. Come, and occupy alone the throne of my heart; reign there without a rival, and consecrate me entirely to thy service.”” (Charles Spurgeon)

This once again confirms that when we ask we will receive and when we knock the door will be opened unto us. The more we begin to ask the more we recognize the faithfulness of our Saviour. Not that there could ever be any doubt to His faithfulness, but when we begin to hold His hand as it were our fellowship is even sweeter than the day before. As I sit on the beach and watch the couples pass by, those who walk hand in hand seem a little more energetic, there is a glint in their eye, it may well be that the relationship is fresh and new, but their joy is hard to miss. Come and walk with me, hand in hand beckons our Lord and Saviour, He will not turn one away, but we must come in faith believing God to be faithful to His Word. Have you ever lost someone in a crowd seeking them out with due benevolence, our eyes go from person to person scanning out the lost target. We must seek to find! With it comes a promise; if we seek out our Lord and Saviour, the darling of heaven, our darling, we will find Him, we will then ask of Him and we will receive. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills, all good things belong to Him, He is capable and yet even more, He is willing to give to those who love Him, to those willing to submit to His final authority. He beckons us to come!

Christ delights to look on His church and on her beauty; He delights in giving the members His love, even so Come is His plea!

Father God help us to walk by faith and not by sight as we in the natural understand it, Amen!

Signing off

Tyrone