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“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.” John 6:37 (NIV)

The first camera was on God the Father who gives certain people to His Son. The second camera is focused on the sinner who is coming to Jesus.

Christ invites all people to come to Him: “Whoever comes to me…” You cannot get more inclusive than that. The great truth that the Father gives certain people to the Son never excludes a person who wants to come to Christ. If you have an interest in coming to Christ, you can take that as a sure sign that the Father is working in your life.

C. H. Spurgeon was once asked to reconcile the two parts of this text. He said, “All that the Father gives me” speaks of election. “Whoever comes to me I will never drive away,” speaks of Christ’s readiness to receive all who come. God put these two statements together. When Spurgeon was asked to reconcile them, he said, “I never reconcile friends!” In other words, “Why are you asking me to reconcile the two halves of this verse.”

A high school student once said, “For years, I worried about whether I was elect. Then I realized that if I didn’t come to Christ I would never know. So I came to Christ and now what used to worry me has become a great joy to me.”

Are you worrying about whether you are among the elect? Look to Christ! Come to Him. Trust in Him today. He will welcome you, and you will know with joy that the Father has given you to the Son.