Sand Mountain Sermonette 20
Matthew 11:28
Sand Mountain Sermonette 20
Come Here!
One of my favorite teachers at Albertville High School was my Eleventh Grade English teacher, Mrs. Smothers. She had that classic English teacher look in that she wore horn-rimmed glasses and fashioned her white hair in a bun on the top.
I just loved her class, and I loved her too.
One day I was standing at my locker between classes when I saw a friend of mine to whom I called over to chat for a couple of minutes. As soon as I called him over, I heard Mrs. Smother’s familiar voice say to me, “Louie Mabrey, come here!” I turned and saw Mrs. Smothers in the hallway to which she repeated, “Come here!” So, I sheepishly walked closer and replied, “Yes, Mrs. Smothers, what it is it?” To which she immediately said, “You said, “Comere” when you called your friend over!” “Louie, it’s not “comere” it’s “Come here!”
Well, Mrs. Smothers was right. My Alabama country English tempted me to slur these two words together rather than correctly and distinctly annunciate them clearly and apart. Often in the Scriptures, we find Jesus inviting people to come to Him. And each time, His words are clear, distinct, and bursting with revelation as to who He is and who we are in Him!
In John 7:37-38, Jesus offered these words at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, “If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.” And in Matthew 11:28 Jesus said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest (literally, I will rest you).”
Won’t you come to Jesus? He cares about you! He wants you to clearly understand He word right down to its proper use by the moving and inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Thankful for such a good teacher!
Pastor Louie