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
Have you ever heard someone say
something like this: “That person needs to get saved”? If so, have you ever
questioned the thought process behind that phrase? It might just be me, but I
feel that that particular phrase is implying that man can save himself. But the
Bible tells us different. Jesus said that “no man can come to [Him], except the
Father which hath sent [Him] draw him.” It is God that does the saving—not man.
A wise man once said, "You
don't find God—He's not lost. You are, and He finds you." My mother taught
me to pray: “Father, may they come to know You before it is eternally too late
for them.” I have since added the following plea: “Father, draw them unto
Yourself.” So the next time you pray for the lost, make sure you pray that God
would seek them out, because the Bible makes it clear that “there is none that
seeketh after God” (Romans 3:11).
If you think what I just said means
that you have to wait for some supernatural sign before you can come to Jesus,
you are wrong, my friend. Second Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is not slack
concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance.” You know what that tells me? It tells me that God is calling upon
you this very minute. All you have to do is listen and heed His call. If you
will repent of your sin and trust Jesus Christ alone to save you, He will save
you today and keep you saved forever!
