Coming to Christ is coming to Him with the heart by simple faith. Believing on Christ is coming to Him, and coming to Christ is believing on Him. It is that act of the soul which takes place when a man, feeling his own sins, and despairing of all other hope, commits himself to Christ for salvation, ventures on Him, trusts Him, and casts himself wholly on Him. When a man turns to Christ empty that he may be filled, sick that he may be healed, hungry that he may be satisfied, thirsty that he may be refreshed, needy that he may be enriched, dying that he may have life, lost that he may be saved, guilty that he may be pardoned, sin-defiled that he may be cleansed, confessing that Christ alone can supply his need,-then he comes to Christ. When he uses Christ as the Jews used the city of refuge, as the starving Egyptians used Joseph, as the dying Israelites used the brazen serpent,-then he comes to Christ. It is the empty soul's venture on a full Saviour; it is the drowning man's grasp on the hand held out to help him; it is the sick man's reception of a headlong medicine. This, and nothing more than this, is cooling to Christ.
~J.C. Ryle
Light and Salvation
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Beautiful quote, heading over to read more!
ReplyDeleteAmen Emily!
ReplyDeleteSuch good words.."the empty soul's venture on a full Saviour".
Only in Christ is found the fulfillment of the heart's longing.
love..Trish
Beautiful post Mrs Q. :o)
ReplyDeleteI love the writings of Ryle. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful, uplifting reminder of saving grace!
ReplyDelete"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." (Isaiah 55:1)