Worship Invitation

Come to Me

“Jamie Grace” was the first thought that came to my head upon waking Sunday morning, followed by the name of her song entitled “Come to Me.”  I had been thinking of a song the previous morning, and had gotten up fully intending to not just write the title down, but to go ahead and type it straightaway into my daily PC journal.  (I did remember my Easter lesson!)  However, after turning the computer on, I became distracted looking at the devotionals online and then couldn’t remember the song.  I repented of not writing the title down immediately upon waking (trying again to do things my way without even realizing it!), asking the LORD to please restore to my remembrance what it was.  In His mercy, I believed that He had answered my prayer with restoration, so I thankfully just reached over, got a pen along with something to write on, and wrote down the song title.

Come to Me

Turning over to go back to sleep, my eyes fell on the words I had written, and they became rhema to my spirit as an invitation: Come to Me!  (… as though God was making His appeal through those words – 2 Corinthians 5:20)

I had not really planned to go to church that morning, wrestling in my mind and my heart about some things, and circumstances appearing the night before as if my attendance would be prohibited.  But I had been asking for guidance, and it looked as if this was God’s faithful answer.  Things fell into place such that not only was I being invited, but also the way was being made for me to go, and I was able to go to the early gathering for the first time.

Sitting in church, thanking God for His gracious invitation and provision such that I would be there, I sensed the instruction of His loving, gentle rebuke:  It didn’t matter what I thought or felt about some things; what mattered was where He would have me worship Him.  [… and later, by extension, how]

So a couple of days later, in hearing of how God, in His great mercy, had seen fit to encourage someone through something He had led me to do / say, I was so humbled, and gratefully pondered the way (Romans 8:28-30) He truly works all things together for the good of all of us us (as I was likewise encouraged by the report of God's goodness - Hebrews 10:25!) … all glory and praise be unto His Name!  How Great is Our God!!!

Jude 1:24-25 (KJV)

²⁴ Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

²⁵ To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

… and my journey with Him continues …