
You feel a
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK,
that is coming from inside of you.
You try to shake it off,
as if it isn't happening.
But then you hear the WORDS,
COME AS YOU ARE.
You wonder what does
COME AS YOU ARE mean?
Exactly that!
TO COME.
is
an INVITATION.
And
"AS YOU ARE",
means
"AS YOU ARE",
in your current state.
It doesn't matter whether you brushed your teeth or not!
COME AS YOU ARE.
Pull up a chair
and
sit
in the
PRESENCE of the ONE
who
INVITES
ALL
TO COME
AS
YOU
ARE!
But you only have to bring one thing.
A willing HEART to
SURRENDER
to the ONE who is INVITING you to
COME AS YOU ARE.
So you COME with
whatever is covering you.
Do you have SHAME?
COME AS YOU ARE.
Do you have GUILT?
COME AS YOU ARE.
Do you have BITTERNESS?
COME AS YOU ARE.
Do you have ANGER?
COME AS YOU ARE.
Do you have FRUSTRATION?
COME AS YOU ARE.
Do you have
PAIN,
HURT,
SADNESS,
LONELINESS,
REJECTION,
or
_______________?
COME AS YOU ARE.
And when you COME
with all your STUFF,
make sure you
LOOK
into HIS EYES,
because HE is LOOKING into yours,
without
CONDEMNATION,
because
"there is no condemnation in those who are IN CHRIST JESUS"
(Romans 8:1).
Yup.
Why do some people FEAR COMING TO JESUS?
They FEAR what HE will do
when HE sees them as THEY ARE.
But everyone should FEAR HIM,
but with a
REVERENCE FEAR
to RECEIVE
MORE LOVE than they could ever imagine.
Because when
you
COMES AS YOU ARE,
HIS LOVE
will overwhelm you,
because
ALL HE SEES is YOUR
willingness to be with HIM,
to RECEIVE HIM,
to INVITE HIM into your HEART.
"But to as many as did receive and welcome HIM, HE gave the right
[the authority, the privilege] to become children of GOD,
that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) HIS name—
who were born, not of blood [natural conception],
nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse],
nor of the will of man [that of a natural father],
but of GOD [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—
they are born of GOD—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified]"
(John 1:12-13 AMP).
Therefore,
you
COME AS YOU ARE,
because
GOD'S DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.
And when you do
COME,
beware,
because you will
experience
GRACE,
MERCY,
FORGIVENESS,
PEACE,
JOY,
ACCEPTANCE,
because
HIS LOVE COVERS ALL.
And once you
COME AS YOU ARE the first time,
you just keep
COMING,
because HIS LOVE NEVER CEASES,
and you will always leave
with MORE than you could ever imagine.
So what does
COME AS YOU ARE mean?
Exactly what is written.
"COME AS YOU ARE"
(listen to the song below)
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