THE GREAT INVITATION

 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the
LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red like
crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18
Read: Matthew 11:28-30
11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your souls.
11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.
MESSAGE
There are numerous invitations we receive during
the course of our lifetime, but there is an
invitation that changes the life of a person
permanently and that invitation is only found in
Jesus. Sometimes, people can invite you to great
occasions where you dine and wine with very
important people in the society but that does not
put an end to the trouble you are going through
as an individual. You dine with them, but upon
returning to your private closet, you carry your
problems again. However, when you respond to
the invitation of Jesus, He solves all your
problems. This is why you cannot afford to
respond inappropriately to this invitation. With
this invitation, you come as you are. Present
yourself to Him the way you are and let Him turn
your life around. This is why the invitation of
Jesus is the greatest of all invitations; it is also
unique because He has all the power and the
resources to turn any situation around. No matter
how blessed an individual is, there is a limit to
how many people he can help. No matter how
buoyant your organisation is, there is no CEO that
can employ everyone in a country. Jesus is the
only employer who can pay everyone that comes
under His government. There no restriction, it is
open to all.
This invitation is to those who live under the
stress and turmoil of this world. He wants to
deliver them from all their troubles. There are
those who have problems with their spiritual life.
Jesus is available to release grace and mercy in
the state of their spiritual poverty. There are
people living under the bondage of emotions and
religion, Jesus wants to set them free and deliver
them from all their battles both within and
without. There are many people who are
struggling on the inside. When you see them, they
appear alright but they have troubles, fears,
worries, anxieties and depression. Jesus is calling
you to come to Him. He wants to remove the
yoke that the devil and His agents have put on
you. He wants to uproot every plant that He has
not planted in your life. He wants to deliver you
from the burdens of this world that cause
frustration and depression. However, you must
submit to Him before He can be of help to you.
It does not matter how far you have gone into
the world of sin, Jesus is calling you to come.
There is no sinner without a future and there is
no saint without a past but in Jesus everything
becomes new;
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17
One finds peace and rest of mind by
understanding that his sins are forgiven by the
grace of God through the blood of Jesus that was
shed on the cross of Calvary, because where
there is no shedding of blood there is no
remission for sins. You can cast all your worries
and anxiety on Jesus; it is part of your
redemption right because all those troubles have
been exchanged for peace through His death.
However, you must know that the glory of God is
His holiness. His dwelling is in holiness. His way
is holy and the invitation to us is not an
invitation to lawlessness but an invitation to
holiness.
Prayer Point:
There is no sin that is beyond the redemption at
cross.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Jeremiah 3:6-5:13
Psalms 44:9-16