Drawn into Salvation

WORD 2day: Thursday, 3rd week after Easter

April 27, 2023: Acts 8: 26-40; John 6: 44-51

No one can come to me except those whom the Father draws, declares Jesus. Today we have the episode of the Ethiopian court official, who was drawn to salvation by the Lord, even without him asking for it. But there was a search in his heart that yielded its fruit. 

A sincere search for God takes us to God; we are drawn to God by the very yearning in our hearts. Like the deer that yearns for running streams my soul longs for you my Lord, prays the psalmist. The very thirst in the heart is a  gift that God has placed in the heart of every human person. All that is required is a sincerity of heart that does not give into pride or self justification but remains sensitive to every promptings from within and without. 

At times an experience within or a simple event around us can provide the spark that can lead to a total consumption by the fire called the love of God. It could be a word from someone, or an experience of suffering, or a moment of mistake... whatever be it, it needs to be paid attention to, for the message and invitation it has. And when that happens, we will be drawn into salvation, even before we realise it to the full.

Yes, we are drawn into salvation... salvation is not some kind of external show or a declaration to the world, that I am saved! But it is an interior feeling, an intense experience within of being drawn by our Father and Mother, God Almighty. When we are humble enough to open ourselves to the Lord, we shall be drawn by the Lord, drawn into salvation!