Come and See!

     In the first chapter of the gospel of John, in verse 35 we see John the Baptist talking with two of his disciples -- "And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 
    And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
    Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye?  They said unto Him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest Thou?
    He saith unto them, Come and see.  They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day: for it was about the tenth hour."

Just one night of abiding with Jesus changed their lives forever.  Soon afterwards, Jesus extended to them another special invitation:  "Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men."
   Praise the Lord!  What a thrill it must have been for these humble fishermen to leave their nets and follow the Master to become fishers of men!

Jesus gave so many sweet invitations to "Come" to Him.  In Matthew 11:28, He said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,"  And just to make sure we understand, Jesus tell us, "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."

Jesus also gave some personal invitations!  He spoke to Zacchaeus up in the sycamore tree and said, "Come down: for today I must abide at thy house."
Jesus spoke to His friend, Lazarus, when he was dead and bound in a tomb.  When the Master cried, "Lazarus, come forth", not even the grave could prevent Lazarus from accepting his Master's call!
What a thrill it must have been for Lazarus to again look upon the face of his Master.

The final invitation of God's Word is in the last chapter of Revelation.  "And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come.  And let him that heareth say, Come.  And let him that is athirst come.  And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

Perhaps you have received some gracious invitations requesting the honor of your presence at very special occasions, but you have never received an invitation to compare with this one!  And you can be very certain that you are included, for "whosoever will" may come!