Have you ever heard of someone having a “Come to Jesus” Moment? It’s a very interesting concept that is even used in a secular setting because it represents a moment where you awaken to something. It’s almost like an epiphany or perhaps the “aha” moment. It represents a position of “what was I thinking?” or a moment in time where you find that drastic changes are sure to follow. It’s powerful no matter how you look at it, because when one has that moment, they are now at FULL ATTENTION.
But let’s examine where that moment actually comes from. The Bible speaks of several instances where someone has this exact kind of moment. We can recall David not knowing what he had done to one of his soldiers with Bathsheba and Nathan having to make it clear to him what he did. There was the Jews on Pentecost realizing that the Man they crucified was the Messiah and their savior.
But I’d like to take a look at the son who told his father he’d like his half of the inheritance and decided to venture out on his own. He went after what he thought was what he needed and wanted. He had a ball, he enjoyed himself, squandered his money and eventually hit rock bottom. He left because he didn’t feel he needed his father. He thought he could find something better on his own. The Bible says at his lowest low he, “came to himself.”
Perhaps he had a “Come to Jesus” Moment.
We all have or will have these moments. They come in many forms, but what they scream to you in its own way is that what your have been doing is not working. It tells you that you’ve been heading the wrong direction. It tells you that there is more to life that what you currently value. It his hard and it feels awful at the moment. You know what that feels like. It renders you powerless. Hopeless. Empty. Against a wall. At your wits end.
But here’s the thing, many people have a “Come to Jesus” moment; however, during that moment not many COME TO JESUS.
Perhaps we should call it a “come to Jesus” opportunity. Jesus has laid out the invitation, right?
“Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest.”
Think about that. Labor. Heavy-laden. Imagine what labor feels like. Labored breathing means you work a whole lot harder to get air. Heaviness means you are weighed down by something and cannot move. Now how about lifting that weight? How about breathing easy?
How about that?
I see people in the midst of a “Come to Jesus” moment almost every day. But you must now come to Jesus? That means once you realize where you are is not where you need to be…that you’ve been heading the wrong direction… that what you’ve relied on is not working… that you reach for the rope to pull you from that lowest low. Look up.
Come to Jesus in that very moment... before that moment passes… God gives us ample opportunities, but they are in fact limited to how long we are blessed with life… then the moment is gone.
So come to Jesus today…
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