Bring Them To Jesus
‘Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”‘ Matthew 17:17
The disciples had failed in their effort to cast out the demon, but there was still hope because they have now brought him to Jesus.
This is a huge encouragement for all who are trying to touch people’s lives. For parents who have done all they can to make their children upright in their character, and have failed, they can take them to Jesus. He can never fail. He will give them new hearts and put His own Holy Spirit within them, and transform them into Christlikeness. That difficult situation is not impossible with Jesus.
No matter in what we have been defeated, Christ stands ready to take our humiliation and turn it into victory. The disciples had worked all night in vain, but when they dropped their net at Jesus’ request, they finally met with success. So always in the shadows of our human failure, He stands to give a blessing.
Another word here is that it is to Christ, and not merely to the church or the Pastor, that we should try to lead people. We must bring our friends and ourselves directly to Christ.
“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28