Draw Me Close To You

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  Therefore Jesus answered them, 'Don't murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day. John 6:43 WEB
  
  I could see from the look on their face that if they could have just one wish granted in the entire world, that it would be for me to stop telling them about Jesus. Then again, I have seen people come to me of their own accord, shaking, and say 'I want what you have.' I have witnessed to people and tried my best to convince them that Jesus is real, and just got a dismal gaze of pure boredom, while others could not wait for me to pray with them.
  
  Why the inconsistency? It is because the Lord draws some and not others at that same moment. He may draw them later, and I believe that we can help by praying for them to be drawn to Him. The Lord has to open their hearts and minds for them to understand the truth, or it will remain veiled from them. Here are two examples:
  
  'He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' Jesus answered him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven' (Matthew 16:15'17).
  
  Peter recognized that Jesus was the Son of God, then Jesus told him that this was revealed to him by the Father. Most of the religious people of the day could not see it.
  
  'A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul' (Acts 16:14). Lydia understood what Paul was preaching because the Lord had opened her heart to understand it, while many others around them did not.
  
  If you have people you want to come to the Lord, pray for them to be drawn to Him, for their hearts to be opened. You will not have to give long-winded speeches, or persuade them to believe when the time comes.
  
  When the Father draws them, they will soon be witnessing to you about the goodness of God and they will be inviting you to go to church with them, for they will probably be too on fire to go to yours. I also believe that we can pray for the Lord to draw our hearts to Him as well, for no one comes to Jesus except the Father draws them.
  
  Prayer: Father, I pray that You draw my family and I to You. Open our hearts to understand the gospel, help us to see beyond the natural, and fill us with Your Holy Spirit. May we all come to know You and be saved, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
  
  Note: Happy Friday! May you all have a very blessed day and we pray for safe travels for those on the road for the Memorial Day weekend. God bless!