The Ultimate Invitation

Jeremiah 31:31

"The day is coming," says the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.

Jeremiah foretold of a time when the Lord would bring in a new covenant.  This prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus Christ when he stepped down from His seat by the Father in heaven to accept His sacrificial calling on earth to be the Redeemer of all men. 

When Jesus came to earth, He issued an invitation to all men to "Come to Me."  He established Himself as the way, the truth and the life.  He did not make it mandatory to accept His invitation, but He did make it clear that accepting His invitation was the only way to become worthy to be in the presence of Almighty God for all eternity.

Because Almighty God knew our frailty so well, the benefits of accepting His Son's invitation went beyond the eternal reward promised.  By accepting His invitation, we were also extended the grace needed for sustaining us during our time on earth while we were preparing for our eternal resting place in heaven.  

Our earthly benefit package includes, but is certainly not limited to:

• access to the unimaginable favor of the King of Kings
• the privilege of laying all of our burdens on Him 
• the satisfaction of having our thirst for knowing our Maker quenched forever
• the treasure of being able to learn from Our Master all that is good and pleasing to Almighty God. 

Why should we go to any other quarter to have our needs met?  

Let us go to Jesus to receive the grace of God that comes through Him.  Let us go to Jesus for the peace, comfort, joy and salvation that He holds in His hands.  Let us respond without delay to His invitation.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for sending us Your Son to reveal to us Your will and Your love.  We bless the name of Jesus for providing the yoke that joins us to Him for the purpose of having all of our burdens lifted from us.  We rejoice in knowing that we live in Your constant shadow protected from evil and supplied with our needs.  We pray, Lord, that Your Holy Spirit will guide us to release all of our cares into the arms of the One who invites us to come to Him.  We ask all these things in the name of the Yoke of Our Burdens, Jesus Christ.