Come and Go
Revelation 4:1
"After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."
Throughout the Scriptures you will find two commands that God commonly gives, and those commands are "come" and "go." They are given in this order for a purpose, for you will never accomplish the goal of going unless you first come. When you come to God, He gives you the substance you need to accomplish what you need to do while you go. Yet, what I see in Christianity is that there are many who try to go without coming to God. You will be successful for a while when you go without coming, but you will eventually dry up and not have any substance to give while you go.
First, you are to come and see. In the verse above, John was to come and see what God was going to do. Christian, you need to daily come and let God show you from His Word what you need in your Christian life. You will never have the spiritual sustenance that you need unless you come and see. If you get too busy to come and see on a daily basis, then your Christian life will be lacking. When you come and see the truths of God's Words, then that will give you the substance and fire you need to go. Don't ignore this command to come and see, for it is a command that you need to make it through your day with the spiritual strength to fulfill God's works and to ward off the attacks of Satan.
Second, you are to come and rest. Matthew 11:28 says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."Christian, after a hard day of serving the LORD and fighting Satan, you need to come to God and get the rest you need for the next day. Simply put, there must come a time when you come to God and let Him give you the rest you need through the preaching of the Word of God. Yes, preaching is that recharge button that will encourage you to keep serving the LORD. Even though I am a preacher, I need times when I come to God and rest through the preaching of the Word of God. When I hear preaching it challenges me to keep serving the LORD, and it will do the same for you.
Third, we are to come and unload. 1 Peter 5:7 says, "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. There comes a time when you need to come to God and unload your burdens upon Him. God says in Hebrews Hebrews 4:16, "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." You will never make it in the Christian life without having a time when you daily come to God and unload your burdens of the day. You may unload on people, but they cannot give you the help and strength you need with your burdens. Only God can help you if you will unload upon Him.
Finally, you are to go. Once you come to God, then you will have the strength and substance you need to go and tell a lost and dying world about the saving grace of Jesus Christ. If you will go, you will find there is a world of people whom you could help. Coming to God and never going is selfish and unspiritual. God commands you to come so that you can go.
I challenge you today to daily come to Christ. Make time in your schedule to daily come to Christ to get the strength you need from Him. Then, make time in your schedule to go and win the lost to Jesus Christ. When you come and go, you will find fulfillment in your Christian life.