Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28, NKJV)
So many people want Jesus to “come to them” in some emotional, exhilarating, euphoric way. They ask Jesus to “come into my heart, Lord Jesus.” Yet in today’s verse, Jesus said it is we who must come to Him. The Savior is always ready to save all who come to Him in faith, calling on His name (Rom. 10:12-13). The question is, what does it mean to call on the name of the Lord? And, how do I come to Jesus for rest from my sins? Prayer alone is not calling on His name. Saul, who had already been praying for three days, was told to “arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16). We must do what Saul did to come to Jesus; arise and in faith and be baptized (Mk. 16:16). This is the appeal (the calling) on the name of the Lord that He hears and heeds. This is how the lost come to Jesus and receive rest from the burden of their sins.
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