Tag: Come to Lord Jesus

  • RIGHTEOUSLY UNRIGHTEOUS

    In the dust where my footfall faltered,

    In the shadow of a fractured grace,

    I brought a heart I could not alter,

    To stand before the Holy Face.

    Righteously unrighteous, bent and broken,

    Cloaked in the truth of my own decay,

    With no grand plea or polished token,

    I walked the dark toward the light of day.

    I sought the One who holds the suns,

    Whose purity no fault can stain,

    And found the arms of the Righteous One

    Open to gather my guilt and pain.

    Not after the wash, not after the mend,

    But deep in the mire where I used to lie,

    The Holy bowed down to call me friend,

    And answered my frail, unworthy cry.

    Now wrapped in a light I did not earn,

    Where mercy and holiness tightly twine,

    I rest in the grace for which I yearned—

    His holy righteousness, forever mine.

  • YOU BELONG TO GOD

    “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

    And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone” (Ephesians 2:19,20).

    There was a time when we were far from God, separated by sin and without hope. We may have felt like strangers, unwanted, forgotten, rejected, or without a place to belong. But when we come to Christ, everything changes.

    We are no longer strangers.

    We are no longer foreigners.

    We are no longer outsiders.

    We are members of God’s household.

    God does not merely allow us to stand at the door of His house. Through Christ, He brings us into His family. We become fellow citizens with His people and heirs of His promises.

    “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26).

    Your past does not determine your place in God’s family. Your failures do not have the final word. Your circumstances cannot cancel what Christ has accomplished for you.

    You don’t belong to this world. God says, “You are Mine.”

    When people reject you, remember that you have a place in the household of God.

    When you feel alone, remember that you are not walking alone.

    When you feel forgotten, remember that God has not forgotten you.

    “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5).

    Our lives are like a spiritual building, and our foundation is described as the apostles and prophets, and the Lord Jesus Christ himself being the Chief Cornerstone.

    Christ is the Cornerstone. The cornerstone determines the alignment of the entire building. If the cornerstone is right, everything built upon it can be properly aligned.

    Lord Jesus must be the centre, foundation, direction, and authority of our lives.

    “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11).

    Build your life on Christ and not on wealth, reputation, human approval, relationships, emotions, or the changing opinions of people.

    Everything else can shake. Lord Jesus Christ remains.

    The world changes. People change. Circumstances change. Our strength may change. But the Cornerstone never changes.

    “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8).

    We are not being built alone. God is creating a people who belong to Him, united in Christ.

    “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another” (Romans 12:5).

    You have a place. You belong to Christ, you have a spiritual identity that the world cannot give you and cannot take away.

    You are God’s child.

    You are a citizen of His kingdom.

    You are a member of His household.

    You are part of His spiritual building.

    And your life is being built upon Jesus Christ, the Chief Cornerstone. So stand firm.

    Do not return to the identity of a stranger when God has called you His own.

    Do not live like an outsider when Christ has brought you into His household.

    Do not build your life on things that cannot stand.

    Build on Christ. Trust Christ. Follow Christ. Obey Christ. Remain in Christ.

    For storms will come, but a life founded upon Christ can stand.

    “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock” (Matthew 7:24).

    John Mark

  • THE GREAT INVITATION

    “Come to Me,” says the Lord Jesus Christ.

    God’s heart is not to see people lost, condemned, or destroyed. His desire is that all people would be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.

    God is calling humanity from darkness to light, deception to truth, sin to repentance, bondage to freedom, and death to life. And when a person truly comes to Christ, they don’t merely receive a religion, they encounter the Truth that transforms the heart and changes the direction of their life.

    Lord Jesus declared: “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Therefore, coming to the knowledge of the Truth ultimately means coming to Christ.

    His invitation is not restricted to a particular nation, social class, background, or past.

    No matter how far someone has wandered, God still calls them home.

    No matter how broken their past may be, grace can give them a new beginning.

    No matter how deep the darkness, the light of Christ can reach.

    God wants the sinner saved. God wants the seeker to find Truth. God wants the lost to come home. God wants humanity to know Him.

    And our calling is to pray, proclaim, love, and point people toward Jesus Christ.

    The heart of God is salvation. The pathway is Truth.

    The Truth is found in Christ.

    And the invitation is extended to all.