DRAWN BY THE FATHER
Memorise:
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:44
Read: John 6:43-45
43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
Message
“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”
Psalm 40:1
In the above scripture, David did not just say he waited, but that he waited patiently. The implication of this is that the Christian race is not a sprint but a marathon. The journey to Heaven is not something you do in just a day, but rather what may take a whole lifetime. Due to the emphasis
placed on the gospel of the return of Jesus Christ, some people believed He would come the very next day or week after they received Him into their hearts. When my friends and I were newly converted, we thought so too. In fact, I had to encourage one of my friends to continue with his studies because he felt since Jesus was coming at any moment, it was pointless going to school. Similarly, in those days, we were taught that there were three steps in Christianity – salvation, sanctification and Holy Ghost baptism. We felt then that once you had experienced those three, you
have arrived. But probably because of my training in applied mathematics, I began to do my personal research to verify if there were only three steps; and I discovered seven.
According to Ezekiel 36:24-27, the first thing God said He would do even before salvation is to gather His own together. Ezekiel 36:24 says:
“For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.”
This is what Jesus meant when He said in John 6:44:
“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Before you are saved, you are first drawn. No one can be saved except he or she has been drawn by the Father. This tells us that salvation is not at your own instance but at God’s instance. Also, God has already taken steps ahead of you before you respond. He is the One initiating it and not you. This is why when people say they have found Jesus, they are not speaking the truth. He was never lost. Rather, He is the One who was searching for them until He found them. God uses everything at His disposal to draw men to Himself. He used the burning bush to draw Moses. He used a blinding light to draw Saul. He used the miracle of a net-breaking catch of fish to draw Peter. He is also drawing you today even through this medium. Have you accepted Him?
Key Point:
The Father not only draws you to salvation but continues to pull you closer. How close are you to God?
"A message from "faithdrivetoeternityblog"
"Our heavenly Father is very loving . He doesn't want us to perish. The Lord is drawing you today to Himself, are you resisting His drawing? you still wants to enjoy life? you want to be your own boss? you just want to do things the way you want? You enjoy serving the god of this world? Please my dear friend the next seconds might be too late. The right time is now to get more closer to Him if you are born again but if not PLEASE TODAY give your life to our LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. I pray for you today that the HOLY SPIRIT will help you in the name of JESUS CHRIST amen".
3 REASONS WHY YOU MUST NEED JESUS
Jesus loves you! he desires to have a relationship with you,and to give you a life full of joy and purpose.
why do you need need him in your life?
1. Because you have a past.
you cant go back,but he can.The Bible says,"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever"
(Hebrews 13:8).He can walk into those places of sin and failure, wipe the state clean and give you a new beginning.
2. Because you need a friend.
Jesus knows the worst about you, yet he believes the best. why? Because he sees you not as you are, but as you
will be when he gets through with you. what a friend?
3. Because he holds the future.
Who else are you going to trust? in his hands you are safe and secure today,
tomorrow,and for eternity. his word says," for i know the plans i have for you...plans for good
and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. in those days when you pray i will listen"
(Jeremiah 29:11-13 TLB)
If you'd like to begin a personal relationship with Jesus today,please pray
this prayer.
"Lord Jesus, I invite you into my life,I believe you died for me,and that your blood
pays for my sins and provides me with the gift of eternal life, by faith i receive
that gift and i acknowledge you as my Lord and Saviour Amen".
Dear Lord Jesus, i give my life to you as my Lord and Saviour
so that my joy will be full. Lord Jesus, i dedicate my soul, spirit and body to you,i know you have delivered and saved me. Amen."
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