What is sobering from today’s reading is that there is no middle ground with Jesus. We are either in or out. We either are seeking Him realizing our neediness or we are patting ourselves on the back that we can do life ourselves. The deeper we go in our neediness, the greater our solidarity with Christ. The more we realize what we cannot control, the more we grasp His generous hand to lift us out of our pit.
“He cannot bear to part with his own, even when they most deserve to be forsaken. “But I . . .” Raise your objections. None can threaten these invincible words: “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” - Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
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