"NO ONE CAN COME TO ME!"

John 6:41:45                              (ESV)
"41 So the Jews grumbled about HIM, because HE said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."
42 They said, "Is not this JESUS, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does HE now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"
43 JESUS answered them, "Do not grumble among yourselves.
44 "NO ONE CAN COME TO ME" unless the FATHER WHO sent ME draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
45 It is written in the Prophets, 'And they will all be taught by GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the FATHER comes to ME."



Many times I see items that can be described as no more than marketing ploys to get people of "this world" to see things from a Heavenly point of view.  Many "ministries" (and that term is used in a grossly loose sense) want to develop a certain plan or pattern with a self acclaimed track record of success and let the masses follow their lead right to the bank.  Riches or wealth may not be their initial goal, but when they are blessed by GOD they seem to assume all they need to do is work a little harder and the results will follow!

The Jewish leaders, otherwise known as Scribes and Pharisees, were convinced that they were better than others because of who they were, not WHO they served!  In 2 Corinthians 3:14 scripture records "their minds were hardened".  Psalms 25:9 ("HE leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble HIS way") was not a part of their marketing plan!  1 Corinthians 2:14 says "The NATURAL PERSON DOES NOT ACCEPT the things of the SPIRIT OF GOD, for they are FOLLY to him, and HE IS NOT ABLE to understand them because they are SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED"!  GOD's Plan usually doesn't fit what "this world" thinks as a successful marketing plan!

The ONLY way one can see the Kingdom of GOD is for the FATHER to draw us/them.  John 6:44 begins with "NO ONE CAN COME TO ME" unless the FATHER WHO sent ME draws him.  JESUS HIMSELF spoke these words.  Now some preachers may say that JESUS didn't graduate with a marketing degree from the University of Jerusalem so HE couldn't know what they know, but the Scribes and Pharisees did go to school and we see the wisdom that brought them!

Trusting in GOD, and HIS results, on HIS timetable, is one of the most humbling things a person can experience.  GOD has a Plan and I don't think anything I can interject can improve upon that Plan!  Sure, I must be obedient to HIS guidance and direction in my life, but I don't need to develop a seven-step plan to grow a church and become what "this world" deems a success!  If we truly trust in GOD, we must trust that "NO ONE CAN COME TO ME" unless the FATHER WHO sent ME draws him!!!