\u201cCome to me\u201d is the simple and beautiful invitation Jesus extends to everyone. We, like the early apostles, tend to make matters more complicated than God intends. When parents brought their children to the Teacher, the disciples raised barriers, convinced that Jesus should not be bothered by the young and ignorant.<\/p>\n
But Jesus would hear none of it. \u201cDon\u2019t stop them; let the children come! These little ones point to the kingdom of God! In fact, everyone who comes to Me must become more like them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Our Savior, with open arms, welcomes all into His presence. \u201cCome young; come old; come healthy; come sick; come rich; come poor; come sinners; come righteous; come if you\u2019re tired; come if you\u2019re worried; come if you\u2019re searching; come if you\u2019re in need!\u201d<\/p>\n
So will I come? Do I hear the invitation? Have I forgotten He is there? Am I too busy? Do I realize I am in need? Or do I resist the idea of being humble like a child?<\/p>\n
Oswald Chambers wrote this:<\/p>\n
The questions that matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by the words \u2013 “Come unto Me.” Not \u2013 Do this, or don\u2019t to that; but \u2013 “Come unto Me.” If I come to Jesus my actual life will be brought into accordance with my real desires; I will actually cease from sin, and actually find the song of the Lord begin.<\/p>\n
Have you ever come to Jesus? Watch the stubbornness of your heart; you will do anything rather than that one simple childlike thing \u2013 “Come unto Me.” If you want the actual experience of ceasing from sin, you must come to Jesus.<\/p>\n
Jesus makes Himself the touchstone … Personal contact with Jesus alters everything. Be stupid enough to come and commit yourself to what He says. The attitude of coming is that the will resolutely lets go of everything and deliberately commits all to Him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cLet the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.\u201d Matthew 19:14<\/p>\n
\u201cCome to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.\u201d Matthew 11:28<\/p>\n
(Quote from “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers; \u00a91935 by Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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