COME: Refreshment For You Today
Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the water; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. (Isaiah 55:1) Thy grace first made me feel my sin; it taught me to believe. Then in believing, I found—and now I live, I live! — Horatius Bonar The heart of the Christian gospel is the gentle word "come." From the moment of a person’s conversion until he or she is ushered into eternal glory, the Savior beckons with the gracious invitation "come." This word appears more than 500 times throughout the Scriptures. The beautiful lines of this hymn by Horatius Bonar fill us with peace and buoyant joy. They calm us as we contemplate walking in the divine light of life that is shed on our ways as we respond in personal faith to the voice of Jesus. Horatius Bonar was one of Scotland’s most gifted and influential ministers and writers of the 19th century. He wrote more than 600 hymn texts throughout his life. "I Hea...