89. Come and not Cast Out
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Jesus promises that He will not cast out anyone who comes to Him; and he whom the Father gives to the Son will come to Jesus; Jesus receives him and keeps him. It is the Father that gives me to the Son; when that happens I come to Him, and I am comforted, protected and kept in His welcoming arms.
“Not cast out” is a euphemistic understatement: it does mean, “not rejected,” but it also means accepted and kept in care and protection. It also means God wants us because He loves totally and unconditionally. We all need to be loved, but even more we need to be wanted; that makes me important and significant; I have worth and value. The Father wants me; He gives me to the Son; because of God’s giving I come; I come to Jesus and He accepts me and keeps me.
It is also comforting to know that God, the Father, is in charge of the whole saving and keeping process from beginning to end. If He wants me, and I know He does, and if He gives me to the Son for safekeeping, then I have no shred of doubt that God will do what He says. I am His responsibility and His promise to care for me is absolute.