THE GREAT INVITATION
Memorise: Come now, and let us
reason together saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be
as white as snow: though they be red crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah
1:18
Read: Matthew 11:28-30, (KJV)
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah
3:6-5:13, Psalms 44:9-16
MESSAGE
There
are numerous invitations we receive during the course of our lifetime, but
there is an invitation that changes the life of a person permanently and that
invitation is only found in Jesus. Sometimes, people can invite you to great
occasions where you dine and wine with very important people in the society but
that does not put an end to the trouble you are going through as an individual.
You dine with them, but upon returning to your private closet, you carry your
problems again. However, when you respond to the invitation of Jesus, He solves
all your problems. This is why you cannot afford to respond inappropriately to
this invitation. With this invitation, you come as you are. Present yourself to
Him the way you are and let Him turn your life around. This is why the
invitation of Jesus is the greatest of all invitations; it is also unique
because He has all the power and the resources to turn any situation around. No
matter how blessed an individual is, there is a limit to how many people he can
help. No matter how buoyant your organisation is, there is no CEO that can
employ everyone in a country. Jesus is the only employer who can pay everyone
that comes under His government. There is no restriction, it is open to all. Open
Heavens 29 August 2016:- The Great Invitation
This
invitation is to those who live under the stress and turmoil of his world. He
wants to deliver them from all their troubles. There are those who have
problems with their spiritual life. Jesus is available to release grace and
mercy in the state of their spiritual poverty. There are people living under
the bondage of emotions and religion, Jesus wants to set them free and deliver
them from all their battles both within and without. There are many people who
are struggling on the inside. When you see them, they appear alright but they
have troubles, fears, worries, anxieties and depression. Jesus is calling you
to come to Him. He wants to remove the yoke that the devil and His agents have
put on you. He wants to uproot every plant that He has not planted in your
life. He wants to deliver you from the burdens of this world that causes
frustration and depression. However, you must submit to Him before He can be of
help to you.
It
does not matter how far you have gone into the world of sin, Jesus is calling
you to come. There is no sinner without a future and there is no saint without
a past but in Jesus everything becomes new; 29 August 2016 open heavens
“Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold all things are
become new.”
2nd Corinthians 5:17
One
finds peace and rest of mind by understanding that his sins are forgiven by the
grace of God through the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross of Calvary,
because where there is no shedding of blood there is no remission for sins. You
can cast all your worries and anxiety on Jesus; it is part of your redemption
right because all those troubles have been exchanged for peace through His
death. However, you must know that the glory of God is His holiness. His dwelling
is in holiness. His way is holy and the invitation to us is not an invitation
to lawlessness but an invitation to holiness.
Key Point
There is no sin that is beyond
the redemption at cross.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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