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The Giver of the Royal Invitation: “Come Unto Me.”

Posted on May 13, 2013 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

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The following is taken from The Royal Invitation, a new online devotional available at the BLB. The Royal Invitation is one of five books contained in a collection written by Frances Ridley Havergal in the 1880s. This book embraces the many requests from God’s word for us to ‘come’ to Him.


When Jesus said to the disciples “Come follow Me,” it was a royal invitation of His kingly love, which He offers to us even now. Indulge your heart with this wonderfully-composed devotional that will bless your soul and elicit praises for our King of kings.

“Come unto Me…”

This is the Royal Invitation for it is given by the King of kings. We are so familiar with the words, that we fail to realize them. May the Holy Spirit open our ears to hear the voice (Jhn 10:27) of our King in them that they may reach our souls with imperative power.

“Lord, to whom shall we go?” Not “to what shall we go.”

For the human heart (Jhn 6:58) within us craves a personal, living rest and refuge. No doctrines, however true; no systems, however perfect; nothing mental, moral, or spiritual, will do as the answer to this question of every soul that is not absolutely dead in trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1). As surely as you and I are persons, individualities, real separate existences, so surely must we have a Person, no less real and individual, to whom to go in our more or less conscious need of salvation. And so the great word of Invitation, Royal and Divine, is given to us, “Come unto ME!”

“Unto Me.”

Just think what that one word means! Seek out all the great and wonderful titles of Christ (Isa 9:6) for yourself, and write after each one-“And He says, Come unto Me!” Unto Me, “the mighty God,” nothing less than that! “Mighty to save” and “ready to save me.”

Then seek out all the exquisitely winning beauties of the character and words and ways of Him who went about doing good (Act 10:38), till you “have heard Him and observed Him.” All through those years of patient and perfect ministry, and recollect all the time that it is He who says to you, “Come unto Me!” Unto Him, the man Christ Jesus (1Ti 2:5), full of compassion, and tender yet royal grace.

Then look at the great central scene of the universe—the central moment not of a world’s history only, but of eternity—look at the Saviour, who His own self bore our sins (1Pe 2:24) in His own body on the tree, bowing His bleeding head under that awful burden, because His faithfulness was unto the death, and His love was strong as death! “Behold your God,” and “Behold the Man” (Jhn 19:5), who loved you and gave Himself for you; hear His own touching call, “I said, Behold Me, behold Me!” Look away from all the “other things” (Mar 4:19), look at the Crucified One, and as you gaze remember that He says, “Come unto Me!”

Is it nothing to you, (Lam 1:12) all ye that pass by, that both from the depth of sorrow, and from the height of glory this Royal Invitation comes to you?

For it is the call not only of Jesus Crucified, but of Jesus Reigning and Jesus Coming. “See that ye refuse (Hbr 12:25) not Him that speaketh” for He is coming (Rev 1:7) to judge the living and the dead. He is reigning now, and there are no neutrals in His kingdom. All are either willing and loyal subjects, or actual rebels—those who have obeyed the King’s call, and come, and those who have “made light (Mat 22:5) of it” and not come.

Which are you?

Think of the day when the great white throne is set, and when the Son of man shall come in His glory; when all will be gathered before Him, and He shall separate (Mat 25:32) them one from another, and know that it is this same Jesus who now says to you, “Come unto Me! “

Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidd’st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come!

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Comments

  1. Donna Sharp says

    May 13, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    I can’t wait !!!
    Come unto me WOW when we hear!!!
    We were created to Love and to be Loved!

    My knees are bowed and my head lifted up looking, longing,waiting, and yearning for His Return…

    My Gracious and Loving Bridegroom

  2. Jim says

    May 13, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    What was his purpose of returning if you go straight to heaven? Why should he come then? Just a question, it really doesn’t make sense though does it, if you go straight to heaven.

    That’s why the book of Hope talks about this so much–What Book?

    The book of Thess.– We’re waiting for his return and when he comes back, man we’re going to have fun.

    Jim
    Just my thoughts being tired tod

    • Jim says

      May 13, 2013 at 9:48 pm

      just me thought being tired today

    • Bob Demyanovich says

      May 14, 2013 at 3:01 am

      Tired can be good commentary, not too much verbiage merely the thought intended. What we do now, what others have done in their lifespans is judged. The good Samaritan was not too religious rather he became the expression of the love of God where it was most needed. We know what Jesus commanded. Are we about our Father’s work?
      Mat 9:37-38, Luk 10, Jhn 4:34-38

  3. Donna Sharp says

    May 14, 2013 at 4:09 am

    Bob,

    I feel that if we can master our purpose to Love him & our neighbors, worry about our log in our own eye and not each others then we can be who he wants us to be, who he created us to be.

    In those moments that I am truly in sync with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit I am delighted, however a lot of the time its only for moments as I fall short often, but I keep forging forward taking the land.

    I have said before it’s wonderful everything in this world/place lines up even though I am separate and it’s filled with Joy, Love, Freedom, and Laughter… I am one with GOD and I believe in those moments I am in the Kingdom that is here and now that he has for those of us who love him. In His Rest & Peace.

    This scripture is so true for me…

    Matt 13:44
    “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

    • Bob Demyanovich says

      May 14, 2013 at 8:54 am

      God is love and prayerfully we participate in sharing the Everlasting Gospel so that the numbers who attend the Wedding Feast are so vast they actually are another facet of His glory. Our attention needs to conform with Jesus who said that He always does those things that please the Father. Jesus is the Glory of God.

  4. Jerry S. says

    May 14, 2013 at 9:45 am

    Luk 16:19-31 HNV
    J.

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