All The Father Gives

And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with  
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 

All that the Father gives Me will come to Me,  
and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 

Matthew 8:11, John 6:37 

God the Father has given many people to Christ. In the first portion of our text, Christ says many shall come from east and west. On the night before He went to the cross He spoke of shedding His blood for many for the remission of sins. In the second portion of our text, He speaks of all whom the Father has given Him. He declares they will come to Him and goes on to remark that He will not cast out any of these. Thus this matter of many coming to Christ is very certain, at least in the mind of Christ. This is very encouraging for us, because while many bewail the few conversions they see where they are, we can be sure that everyone who is supposed to be embracing Christ is on their way to that saving appointment. According to Christ, they are many and they will come to Him. We have every reason to be confident in the fulfillment of Christ’s word regarding the success of the gospel message. Jesus saves many, all whom the Father gives Him. We have the glorious privilege to point people to Christ knowing that it will be as completely successful as He intends it to be. 

Our Glorious, Living Christ, 
we rejoice that You will accomplish everything that You intend. 
We praise You that You will build Your Church, 
of all those whom the Father has given You. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning