The Lord Jesus Christ: Grace Himself!

That donkey that Christ rode into Jerusalem had better remember that by itself, it is just a donkey that would never have had the grace to carry Grace if it hadn't been called by Grace:) Believers, see our Saviour in John 6 (MSG:)

43-46 Jesus said, “Don’t bicker among yourselves over Me. You’re not in charge here. The Father who sent Me is in charge. He draws people to Me—that’s the only way you’ll ever come. Only then do I do my work, putting people together, setting them on their feet, ready for the End...."

We would be no different from the souls out there that don't believe or those that we describe as "living in sin and having no heart for Christ" if He hadn't given us the desire to come to Him.

Realising this truth brings us down from any pedestals of morality that we might have erected for ourselves and makes it difficult for us to condemn or get tired of those who do not believe or are still living in sin. We find it hard to tell these beloved of God things like "You'd better stop sinning and come to Christ, or else you will suffer and burn in hell!" This is akin to telling a blind person: “See!…or else.” The desire to come to Christ is a gift from God.

When our eyes are opened to see how we are saved, we get to have compassion on those who are yet to be drawn to Christ our Shepherd, just like our Saviour in Matt. 9:36-37:

“When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 He said to His disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields.”

Like Christ, instead of seeing people who just refuse to believe and just want to wallow in sin, we GET TO see confused and helpless people, like sheep without a shepherd; we too would not believe if we had not been drawn/given the desire to come to Christ our Shepherd.

With this understanding, our natural inclination would be to do what Christ says in verse 38 above:

“So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields."

God hears the prayers of His children. If we really want our loved ones to see the Light and live right, let's pray to our Abba Father in Christ to touch their hearts and by His grace, tell them about His love and His power to save from all that we need saving from, including our sins (Matthew 1:21.) When God does the drawing to Christ, even the stoniest of hearts will swim oceans just to hear His word. Christ does it all.

Believe Right and you will Live Right.

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