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Come to Me

    Have you ever found yourself wondering, "If God is so powerful, why doesn't He just make people believe in Him? Why doesn't He show off His might to the world?" It's a good question. So why doesn't God just force us to commit to Him? 

    We were created with free will and are therefore free to make our own decisions in this life. The Bible tells us that we are the bride of Christ. He is our groom! If we think of free will from this perspective, it is a lot easier to understand. If a husband forces his wife to marry him, follow his commands, and to love him, is it true love? No. If the wife doesn't choose to love her husband and do things for him of her own deciding, it isn't love at all. Jesus is the same way. 

    He will never force us to do anything. This is true for our entire Christian lives from when we choose to make Jesus our savior, to choosing to follow Him every day after. He wants us to want to choose Him and the good things He has in store for us, but He will not force us. He tells us that living in sin is bad for us, but He does not force us to stop. He can help us to escape the toxic trap of sin if we choose Him, but if we want to live there He lets us. 

    Jesus is the perfect gentleman. He stands at our door and knocks. He doesn't knock down the door, bang on the door, or let Himself inside uninvited. He does this with everything He speaks to us. We can choose Him or we can choose sin. If Jesus is knocking on the doors of your heart right now, are you answering? Today, be honest with yourself and assess whether or not you are choosing Jesus. He is waiting for you with open arms. Go to Him!

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. (ESV)

Joshua 24:15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (ESV)

Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. (NLT)

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