Subdued by sovereign love!

(Charles Spurgeon)  Play Audio!  Download

"All whom the Father gives Me, shall come to Me." John 6:37

Christ's declaration involves the doctrine of election-there are some whom the Father gave to Christ.

Christ's declaration involves the doctrine of effectual calling-these who are given, must and shall come. However stoutly they may set themselves against it, yet they shall be brought out of the darkness of sin, into God's marvelous light.

Christ's declaration teaches us the indispensable necessity of faith-for even those who are given to Christ are not saved unless they come to Jesus. Even they must come, for there is no other way to Heaven but by the door, Christ Jesus. All whom the Father gives to our Redeemer, must come to Him. Therefore none can come to Heaven, unless they first come to Christ.

Oh! the power and majesty which rest in the words "shall come." He does not say that they have power to come, nor they may come if they wish-but they "shall come."

The Lord Jesus does by His messengers, His Word, and His Spirit-sweetly and graciously compel men to come in, that they may eat of His marriage supper. And this He does, not by any violation of the free agency of man, but by the power of His grace. Jehovah Jesus knows how, by irresistible arguments addressed to the understanding, by mighty reasons appealing to the affections, and by the mysterious influence of His Holy Spirit operating upon all the powers and passions of the soul-so to subdue the whole man, that whereas he was once rebellious, he now yields cheerfully to His government, subdued by sovereign love!

But how shall those whom God has chosen be known? By this result, that they do willingly and joyfully receive Christ, and come to Him with simple and sincere faith, resting upon Him as all their salvation and all their desire.

Reader, have you thus come to Jesus?