A Wonderful Invitation from Jesus and “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say” (#158)

What a wonderful invitation Jesus extends in Matthew 11:28, “Come unto Me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest for your souls.” This continues to be an evangelistic invitation from Jesus, the greatest evangelist of all time!  Who can tell how many gospel sermons have been preached from this passage, urging sinners to come to Jesus?  These are not just those living in settled wickedness and open defiance of God, as they realize more and more the debilitating, destructive effects of their ungodly lifestyle and all the misery this is bringing upon them and those they care about.  It is also for those living in spiritual complacency and devotional indifference, as they realize the emptiness this brings and the futility of trying to live based on their own efforts, and the growing uncertainty about whether or not they will find themselves in heaven in God’s favor.  As C. S. Lewis wrote, “No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.”

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