“Come to Me” (Matthew 11:28)

“The LORD looks down from Heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one” (Psalms 14:2-3).

The law says, “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes …(and) perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God” (Deuteronomy 8:11-20.).

Only Christ kept the law perfectly. “By the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight … for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:20-23). Christ lived a perfect life and died a perfect death in your place, so you could be set free from your flesh and your Old Man.

Christ says, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

The law drove men with a scourge; the Gospel draws with bands of love. Jesus is the good Shepherd going before His sheep, bidding them follow Him, and ever leading them onwards with the sweet word, “Come.”

From the first moment of your spiritual life, Christ will lead you, saying, follow Me with “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). He goes before you, preparing the way, and you’ll hear His voice calling you until you hear, “Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:34).

Until that day, your heart says to Him, “come, Lord, abide with me. Come, rule from the throne of my heart, and consecrate me entirely to Your service.”