Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me..."
First we are convicted of our need to be cleansed. And now Jesus is saying, "Come to Me," and I will cleanse you. And He will ... if... you will come.
You must be willing to come to Him as a little child comes to a parent when they skin their knee. He will clean it, doctor it, and put you back on your feet. You come to Him in an all-trusting manner, as to a Father, ready to lean your whole weight on Him because you know He cares for you. Then you trust Him with your whole self, and He takes it and gently restores you, but gives it back to you in better form than when you gave it to Him.
It is when we determine in our heart that Jesus is the way, and come to Him with a surrendered heart, that He can finally have His way in your life. His way is the only way. He will cleanse you; He will keep you. He will control the self, sin, and the wayward, willful will in your inner life. He can even reach the unconsciousness and heal you of defeating patterns in your life.
You will have true freedom... from sin, self, and the willful will. Your striving will end. Your inner life will become calm. He changes you from the inside out. You do not need to try to fix yourself, cleanse yourself, or anything else. He does it all. He takes all of you and gently takes care of everything.
You are still you. You still have your will, your personality, your life... but now it is better. We cannot fix ourselves, or stop sin in our life, nor can we control anything else... but He can. He heals the pain of your past. He gives your life purpose and direction. He literally changes you by the power of the Holy Spirit within. It is miraculous; it is mysterious. It is real.
Jesus prayed for us to become one with God, and this is the way. Jesus promises... I will give you life, I will make all things new, I will give you rest... He keeps all His promises in the surrendered life.
While on earth, Jesus lived this way — surrendered to the Father — yielded, trusting, and obedient in every step. His Holy Spirit expresses the life of Christ inside us now and He still desires to live that same surrendered life... through us... but He can only do that after we yield our will to Him.
So we actually grieve the Holy Spirit until we yield our will to Him and let Him take full control of our inner spiritual life. The grief is the sorrow of love hindered. He wants to pour out His love and care on us. And when we finally allow Him to do that... peace takes the place of worry and striving, and Jesus' life begins to flow. The very nature of Christ begins to glow, and the very love of God becomes a fountain rising up inside us.
How do I know this? Because on April 8th, 2026, I surrendered my will to Christ — and nothing has been the same. I am living a surrendered life now. I am experiencing everything I write about. The Lord is a witness to me, and I am a witness to you. This is His way — the surrendered way — and it is life and peace.
Prayer
Lord, open their spiritual eyes so they can see You.
Draw them in, soften their hearts, reveal their need to them.
Let them feel the gentle pull of Your Spirit, calling them to surrender with their whole heart.
I thank You, Lord, for the new life You have given me.
Let others see You in me and desire the same for themselves.
Help them see that the surrendered life is the life where You do all the heavy lifting…
where You cleanse, You restore, You heal, and You make all things new.
Let them come to You as children, trusting and believing Your promises, yielding their will, and finding the rest their soul has been longing for.
Lord, let them experience the life only You can give.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Conviction of our need to be cleansed
John 16:8 — The Spirit convicts of sin.
Psalm 51:2 — “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.”
1 John 1:9 — He cleanses us when we come.
Jesus saying “Come to Me” and cleansing us
Matthew 11:28 — His invitation.
Ezekiel 36:25–27 — God cleanses and gives a new heart.
Titus 3:5 — “He saved us… by the washing of regeneration.”
Coming as a little child
Mark 10:14–15 — Receive the kingdom as a little child.
Psalm 131:2 — A weaned child resting on its mother.
1 Peter 5:7 — Cast all your care on Him, for He cares for you.
Trusting Him with your whole self
Proverbs 3:5–6 — Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Psalm 37:5 — Commit your way to the Lord; trust also in Him.
Isaiah 26:3 — He keeps in perfect peace the one whose mind is stayed on Him.
He restores you and gives you back your life better
Psalm 23:3 — “He restores my soul.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 — New creation in Christ.
Joel 2:25 — God restores what was lost.
Surrendering the heart so He can have His way
Luke 9:23 — Deny yourself, take up your cross.
Romans 12:1 — Present your bodies as a living sacrifice.
Philippians 2:13 — God works in you to will and to do.
He will cleanse you; He will keep you
Jude 24 — He keeps you from falling.
1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 — He sanctifies and keeps you.
Hebrews 7:25 — He is able to save completely.
He controls the self, sin, and willful will
Romans 6:14 — Sin shall not have dominion over you.
Galatians 5:16 — Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 — “I will cause you to walk in My statutes.”
He heals unconscious patterns
Psalm 19:12 — “Cleanse me from secret faults.”
Hebrews 4:12 — The Word discerns thoughts and intentions.
Psalm 139:23–24 — Search me, know me, lead me.
True freedom from sin, self, and willful will
John 8:36 — “If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.”
Romans 6:18 — Freed from sin.
Galatians 2:20 — “Not I, but Christ lives in me.”
Striving ends; inner life becomes calm
Hebrews 4:9–10 — Entering His rest.
Isaiah 30:15 — “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength.”
Psalm 46:10 — “Be still and know…”
He changes you from the inside out
Ezekiel 36:26 — New heart, new spirit.
Philippians 1:6 — He completes the work He began.
2 Corinthians 3:18 — Transformed from glory to glory.
We cannot fix ourselves, but He can
John 15:5 — “Without Me you can do nothing.”
Romans 7:18 — No good thing in the flesh.
Philippians 4:13 — Strength through Christ.
He heals the pain of your past
Psalm 147:3 — He heals the brokenhearted.
Isaiah 61:1–3 — Beauty for ashes; healing for the broken.
Jeremiah 30:17 — “I will restore health to you.”
He gives purpose and direction
Proverbs 16:9 — The Lord directs steps.
Ephesians 2:10 — Created for good works.
Psalm 32:8 — “I will instruct you and teach you.”
Changed by the Holy Spirit
2 Corinthians 3:18 — Transformation by the Spirit.
Romans 8:11 — The Spirit gives life.
Galatians 5:22–23 — Fruit of the Spirit.
Jesus prayed for us to be one with God
John 17:21–23 — Jesus’ prayer for oneness.
John 14:20 — “I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.”
He makes all things new
Revelation 21:5 — “Behold, I make all things new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 — New creation.
He gives rest
Matthew 11:28–29 — “I will give you rest.”
Open their spiritual eyes
Ephesians 1:17–18 — Eyes of the heart enlightened.
2 Corinthians 4:6 — God gives light to the heart.
Draw them in
John 6:44 — “No one can come unless the Father draws him.”
Soften their hearts
Ezekiel 36:26 — Heart of flesh instead of stone.
Reveal their need
John 16:8 — Conviction of sin, righteousness, judgment.
Surrender with their whole heart
Jeremiah 29:13 — Seek with all your heart.
Luke 9:23 — Deny yourself.
Let others see You in me
Matthew 5:16 — Let your light shine.
Galatians 2:20 — Christ lives in me.
You do the heavy lifting
Psalm 55:22 — Cast your burden on the Lord.
1 Peter 5:7 — He cares for you.
Philippians 2:13 — He works in you.
You cleanse, restore, heal
Psalm 23:3 — He restores my soul.
Psalm 147:3 — He heals the brokenhearted.
1 John 1:9 — He cleanses.
Come as children
Mark 10:14–15 — Receive the kingdom as a child.
Trusting and believing Your promises
Hebrews 11:6 — Faith is required.
2 Corinthians 1:20 — All His promises are yes and amen.
Finding rest
Matthew 11:28 — He gives rest.
Experience the life only You can give
John 10:10 — Life abundantly.
John 14:6 — He is the life.
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