What Does it Mean to “Come”?
There is NOTHING mysterious
or mystical about “coming.” It is one
of the simplest words; a child understands it.
If Christ were standing before you now, and you heard Him say, “Come,” you
would not have to ask what He meant.
When He walked upon the
In the words of the saintly
Frances Ridley Havergal, “Fear not, believe only; and let yourself come to Him
immediately ! “Take with you words, and
turn to the Lord: say unto Him, Take away all iniquity and receive us
graciously.” And know that His answer is, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no
wise cast out.” Do you still feel
unaccountably puzzled about it? Give a
quiet hour to the records of how others came to Him. Begin with the eighth
chapter of Matthew, and trace out all through the Gospels how they came to
Jesus with all sorts of different needs, and trace in these your own spiritual
needs of cleansing, healing, salvation, guidance, sight, teaching. They knew what they wanted and they knew
whom they wanted. And consequently they just came.”
Come then to Him with all your need, and if you
“- ask Him to receive you,
Will He say you, “Nay”?
Pass away!”
John Bunyan knew the value of this verse. He wrote for sinners like himself:
“But I am a great sinner,” sayest thou.
“I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ.
“But I am a haradhearted sinner,” sayest thou.
“I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ.
“I have served Satan all my days,” sayest thou.
“I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ.
“But I have sinned against light,” sayest thou.
“I will in no wise cast out,” says Christ.
“I have no good thing to bring” sayest thou ,
“I will in no wise cast out”, says Christ.