Where sin and sorrow stops, and the song of the saint starts. Do I really want to get there? I can right now. The questions that truly matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by these words— “Come to Me.” Our Lord’s words are not, “Do this, or don’t do that,” but— “Come to me.” If I will simply come to Jesus, my real life will be brought into harmony with my real desires. I will actually cease from sin, and will find the song of the Lord beginning in my life.

Have you ever come to Jesus? Look at the stubbornness of your heart. You would rather do anything than this one simple childlike thing— “Come to Me.” If you really want to experience ceasing from sin, you must come to Jesus.

Jesus Christ makes Himself the test to determine your genuineness. Look how He used the word come. At the most unexpected moments in your life there is this whisper of the Lord— “Come to Me,” and you are immediately drawn to Him. Personal contact with Jesus changes everything. Be “foolish” enough to come and commit yourself to what He says. The attitude necessary for you to come to Him is one where your will has made the determination to let go of everything and deliberately commit it all to Him.

“. . . and I will give you rest”— that is, “I will sustain you, causing you to stand firm.” He is not saying, “I will put you to bed, hold your hand, and sing you to sleep.” But, in essence, He is saying, “I will get you out of bed— out of your listlessness and exhaustion, and out of your condition of being half dead while you are still alive. I will penetrate you with the spirit of life, and you will be sustained by the perfection of vital activity.” Yet we become so weak and pitiful and talk about “suffering” the will of the Lord! Where is the majestic vitality and the power of the Son of God in that?

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Journal Entry for June 11, 2010- JDV

June 11, 2010

This morning I come to say thank you Lord. Thank you for your love, life and grace. Thank you for leading me, taking me by the hand exactly where I need to be to begin to understand more the magnitude of your love. I really don’t understand it; I know I don’t deserve it. Your limitless love and grace is beyond comprehension. All I know is that you are here with me through all that I face and need. You are more than enough, all the time in all that I do.

You are my supply, my reward, and all that I live for. You are more than enough. (These Chris Tomlin lyrics were playing as I wrote this; they touched me in the center of my heart)

And God says, “You have been calling out my name and asking for more and more of Me in all areas of your life….Ask, and you shall receive. Knock and the door shall be opened. As you reach for me you will find that I am always there, all the time. Simply focus on Me in all you do and you will find the transforming power, grace, love, knowledge, wisdom and power of my Spirit filling the spaces you need filled. On your own you will worry, plan and scheme to try and make it all turn out the way you want it to turn out. When you simply give it all to Me and live in Me, you can always know it will turn out the way I want it. And I love you so much you cannot fathom the breadth and depth. Imagine…..I gave my Son for you. How could I withhold any good thing from you?  Everything I bring your way is good. All things work for your good.

Your worry about the result is worry about my character and my goodness. Trust Me completely in all areas of your life and watch your life be transformed.  Faith and Hope are the ways you shall walk. You will not be disappointed. Trust and obey, and rest.