Just As I Am

One of my favourite hymns, Just As I Am, is a song I turn to often when I simply need to remind myself that God loves me just the way I am.

God loves each one of us just as we are, with all our faults and failings, all our joys and all our fears. God will always love us just as we are.

I personally find verses 3 and 5 of Just As I Am, are those I turn to for reassurance:

Just as I am, though tossed about

With many a conflict, many a doubt,

Fightings within and fears without,

O Lamb of God, I come!

Just as I am, thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome , pardon, cleanse, relieve,

Because thy promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come!

Come to Jesus today, He has promised to welcome you with open arms.

Just As I Am

We've talked the last few days about plans and more specifically about God's plans for our lives, but do you know how to come to God?

It's simple, God wants you just as you are, faults and all - it couldn't be any easier than that could it?

There is a wonderful old hymn which has always been quite personal to me, it's called Just As I Am. This hymn fits in perfectly with my thoughts recently. The version I've shared with you here is by Brian Doerksen whose songs/arrangements I particularly like - I hope you enjoy this one as much as me!

Just as I am, without one plea,

But that Thy blood was shed for me,

And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, and waiting not

To rid my soul of one dark blot,

To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, though tossed about

With many a conflict, many a doubt,

Fightings and fears within, without,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;

Sight, riches, healing of the mind,

Yea, all I need in Thee to find,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

Because Thy promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, Thy love unknown

Hath broken every barrier down;

Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, of that free love,

The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,

Here for a season, then above,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

It's Free!

Do you believe you can get something for nothing?
Are you sceptical when someone tells you you can have something for nothing?

It's true I'm sure that there are some things in life that you can get free of charge. Well that includes salvation, as God tells us:

The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
Revelation 22:17 (NIV) Please do not be sceptical, although eternal life does not come to us for free, it simply means that someone has to pay the price...and that someone was Jesus! He has paid the ultimate price for us on the cross - "He paid a debt he did not owe; I owed a debt I could not pay".

When we accept Jesus as our saviour, God transferred our sins to his account. In other words our debt is taken from us because Jesus paid our debt in full! And that is why He can offer us eternal life free of charge!

So stop trying to pay the debt yourself, just come to God.


Come is such a simply word but it's the only one required to invite you to God...Come!

I found this simply prayer on the internet, please use it to invite God into your life today:
Lord, I'm coming, I'm coming to Christ. I'm coming to say I'm sorry that you had to die to pay the punishment for sins you didn't commit - mine! Thank you, Lord Jesus. Lord, I'm coming. I'm coming to say I'm done with trying to "buy" influence with you. I've run out of currency - I'm bankrupt. "nothing in my hands I bring. Simply to your cross I cling". Jesus, I've come - here I am - forgive me, come into my heart, enter my life, and give me eternal life. Thank you Lord Jesus! Amen

Everything God has done was just so you would come to Him...

Photograph

Have you accepted God into your life?

If so, can you remember when you found God, and where you were?

I must admit that I don't really remember where I was when as a youngster of about 6 I decided to follow Jesus - I think it was during the Sunday school one week, although I think I was coerced into "making" my decision, by the friend sitting beside me.

Having said that, I definitely do remember where and what I was doing when at the age of 17, I felt compelled to make a public commitment to follow/serve God - It was on Sunday morning in the old Salvation Army hall at Rutherglen, before our Sunday morning service began...yes I did say before the meeting started! I'd been having a conversation with someone who was (and still is) a great support and encouragement to me, and it was during that time that I really felt God's presence and His will for my life.

I will never forget that particular morning. It's almost as if I've taken a photograph of that morning and stored it away in my personal photo album, in my mind.

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Don't deny letting God into your life just because you think now is not the right time. God does not care what time of the day or night it is, where you are, what you are doing or who you're with. God is with us every minute of every day so whenever that moment is right for you, take it. Memorise that moment, as it should a one of the most special moments in your life, so take a mental photo of it.

You can find another version of "Lord I Give You My Heart" on yesterday's blog.

Come See

So yesterday I said God was my everything (yesterday's blog), but why should you let God be your everything too?

God can be everything you need him to be. He can show you what He wants you to do, what He needs you to be...It's all about God and what He can do for you.

God watches over all of us every minute of every day. He is waiting for each of us to give our lives to Him, so He can use us to spread the great news that He is alive and living in each of us.

God's arms are open and He's waiting for you...

The above song is called Come See and was written and sung by Michael W Smith

Come To Worship

Not only do we have to come to Jesus to experience His unconditional love and His unending help and guidance throughout our lives, we also need to thank God for all He has done for us and continuing to do for us. We must praise God and worship Him regularly :

Psalm 100:1-2
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

So after coming to Jesus to give you're life to Him, worship Him.
This post is a follow up to my blog from Thursday 21/05/2009 entitles "Come":
http://thedistinctdot.blogspot.com/2009/05/come.html



Come Now Is the Time To Worship (by Brian Doerksen)

Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time to give your heart
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God
Come

(Spoken: One day)
One day ev'ry tongue will confess You are God
One day ev'ry knee will bow
Still the greatest treasure remains for those,
Who gladly choose you now

(Spoken: Come)
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time to give your heart
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God
Come

(Spoken: One day)
One day ev'ry tongue will confess You are God
One day ev're knee will bow
Still the greates treasure remains for those,
Who gladly choose you now
Ooh, we're calling You
Calling all nations
Now is the time
One day ev'ry tongue will confess You are God
One day ev'ry knee will bow
Still the greatest treasure remains for those,
Who gladly choose you now

(Spoken: One day)
One day ev'ry tongue will confess You are God
One day ev're knee will bow
Still the greatest treasure remains for those,
Who gladly choose you now

Come

How do you approach God?

• Do you find a quite place?
• Do you kneel down before Him?
• Do you say your prayers out loud?

And how about what you say to God?

• Do you pour out your deepest thoughts?
• Do you tell Him your deepest fears?
• Do you tell Him about all that you are thinking and feeling?
• Do you ask for what you think you need?

And finally do you leave time to listen to what God wants to say to you?


Whatever your answers to the above questions, God just asks one thing of us that we come to Him just as we are; with all our faults, with all our sins, with all our sorrows, with all our temptations, with all our desires, with our all.


The words of this song are very simple but very powerful. Who else but Jesus could you give you so much, just by coming into His presence! It's fantastic

Come Just As you Are
come just as you are
hear the spirit call
come just as you are
come and see come receive
come and live forever

life everlasting
strength for today
taste the living water
and never thirst again