37. “All that the Father gives will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” 40. But this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise Him up at the last day.” I closed yesterday’s article with urging you to believe in Jesus to be saved, and even shared with you how you can do it. I will continue with that proposition in this article. Do you trust that when the Holy Spirit speaks to your heart about Jesus, that if you come to Him, He will not cast you out. Let me repeat the line from verse 37b: “….and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” Think of some of the people who have come to Jesus by faith and have been saved. Surely, Jesus would have cast out the chief persecutor of the church, Saul of Tarsus, who became Paul, the apostle. Surely Jesus would have cast out John Newton because he had been in the slave trade. Newton was gloriously saved and worked to end the slave trade in Britain. He also wrote the great hymn “Amazing Grace.” I spent several years in prison ministry when I was the Director of Missions of the Tucker Baptist Association. In fact, I spent twenty-one years going to Mitchell County Correctional Institution and about fifteen years at Autry State Prison. Murderers and thieves were saved just like Paul and John Newton. Man, I had a great time preaching, teaching and encouraging all of those murderers, thieves and drug dealers, giving them the good news about Jesus. Many of them heard and believed, and many had been saved before my ministry to them, but they were boosted and encouraged about the biblical message of Jesus. (If that troubles you, take it up with Jesus. Lol) I know Jesus will not cast you out if you come to Him by faith. I am amazed that Jesus saved me when I came to Him. I am amazed that He still forgives, and disciplines me, when I sin. I don’t deserve all of that love and grace, but Jesus gave and gives it to me in spite of me. This is probably true of you as well. Trust that Jesus will not cast you out. Bro. Joe
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