Saying No To Jesus

Come to Me… —Matthew 11:28

“In every dimension in which you are not real, you will argue or evade the issue altogether rather than come; you will go through sorrow rather than come; and you will do anything rather than come the last lap of the race of seemingly unspeakable foolishness and say, “Just as I am, I come.” As long as you have even the least bit of spiritual disrespect, it will always reveal itself in the fact that you are expecting God to tell you to do something very big, and yet all He is telling you to do is to Come….” Oswald Chambers

I don’t think that people’s sins are what keep them from coming to Jesus.  I think it is an unwillingness to give up self-dependence ... what they consider to be their independence.  Control, if you will. After all don't we admire a "self-made-man or woman" In that case what does God have to do with it? 

They do not want to depend upon anyone, especially Jesus, for answers to their life’s questions.  They want to figure it out on their own.  I have watched as some have tried and tried and tried to fix whatever it was that was broken in their lives.  They use the same methods, over and over, only to experience the same outcome.  Someone once said the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome.” 

The fact of the matter is that they want to prove that they can do it on their own. Wanting so badly, so that they can be like God, (not that they would ever admit that) and so they refuse to yield, even to their own detriment. It is as if they are thinking “I would rather fail than turn to Jesus”.  

Jesus is the stone that the builders rejected. - Acts 4:11 

I have watched the Haitian builders construct foundations using stones … the masons will examine each stone to see if it fits.  If not, they toss it aside.  That is what people do with Jesus.  And what they have rejected, what doesn't fit in their lives, is in fact  the Cornerstone.  The gate is narrow that leads to Jesus, which means compared to those who reject the cornerstone, those who experience rebirth will be few. My wife and I were going to worship last Sunday. The door greeters opened both doors. Rather than walk through the middle I moved to the right and told the greeter - I prefer entering by the narrow gate. The other guy looked confused by my comment. The guy on the right laughed - he got it!

I cannot convince someone to yield to Jesus, just like I could not be convinced.  It took the power of the Spirit to rend my heart. But we can pray and we can love and 

we can be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within us. - 1 Peter 3:15

 Are you spiritually ready and willing to do that? Before you answer .... 

Think about it – Pray about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone