THOSE WHO COME TO JESUS
44 NO ONE CAN COME TO ME [Jesus] UNLESS THE FATHER WHO SENT ME DRAWS HIM; and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PROPHETS, ‘AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT BY GOD.’ THEREFORE EVERYONE WHO HAS HEARD AND LEARNED FROM THE FATHER COMES TO ME."
John 6:44,45 (NKJV)
Comment: This Bible passage shows us that no one comes to the knowledge of Christ Jesus without God's hand in it. God through the Holy Spirit draws those who responded to the call of salvation. In other words, the Holy Spirit must have convicted whoever answered the call to salvation. It was usually orchestrated by God (2 Corinthians 5:19).
No one would willingly come to God without being drawn by God through the Holy Spirit. Humans have the nature of Sin, adamic nature, that would not want to serve God. So whoever comes to God through Jesus Christ must have been drawn by God Himself: "AND WHEN I AM LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, I WILL DRAW EVERYONE TO MYSELF" " (John 12:32 NLT).
READ: John 6:44; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:3-5
If anyone comes to accept Jesus Christ as his or her personal Saviour and Lord, such must have been stirred and touched by God through the Holy Spirit. In other words, being born-again or rebirth or reborn is done by God through the Holy Spirit (John 3:6).
Usually God would have been putting the thoughts or desires for Him in the heart of whoever comes to Him (Romans 2:15). Not only that, He, at the same time would be orchestrating, leading and directing, the believers to speak or witness the gospel to such a person. This is always done by God through the help of the Holy Spirit, since He has the heart of all people (Proverbs 21:1).
Such people are the ones being referred to as those who have heard and learned from the Father and eventually come to Christ Jesus (John 6:45).
Being born-again is not accidental, It is always orchestrated by God. The heart to seek and serve God is always put in whoever God intended or wanted to draw to Himself (Philippians 2:13). There are people who have never heard anyone preach to them before, but the desires to do good, live right, are put in their hearts by God:
13 HEARING THE LAW DOES NOT MAKE PEOPLE RIGHT WITH GOD. It is those who obey the law who will be right with him. 14 (THOSE WHO ARE NOT JEWS DO NOT HAVE THE LAW, BUT WHEN THEY FREELY DO WHAT THE LAW COMMANDS, they are the law for themselves. THIS IS TRUE EVEN THOUGH THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LAW. 15 THEY SHOW THAT IN THEIR HEARTS THEY KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG, JUST AS THE LAW COMMANDS. And THEY SHOW THIS BY THEIR CONSCIENCES. SOMETIMES THEIR THOUGHTS TELL THEM THEY DID WRONG, AND SOMETIMES THEIR THOUGHTS TELL THEM THEY DID RIGHT.) (Romans 2:13–15 New Century Version).
The above passage shows us that people, even the Unbelievers, are taught by God through their thoughts of their hearts: "SOMETIMES THEIR THOUGHTS TELL THEM THEY DID WRONG, AND SOMETIMES THEIR THOUGHTS TELL THEM THEY DID RIGHT" (Romans 2:15 NCV).
Those who are taught like that are the ones who are drawn to Christ Jesus. The salvation of such is not always accidental or by chance; the desire or longing or thirst for God would have been created in such people's heart ever before they finally submitted to God.
Are you being taught by God? What is your response to the things you are being taught in your heart by God?
Note: the essence of being taught is for you to change and come to God.
a. If you are having the thought for God lately, It means He is beckoning to you. b. Your coming to God is anticipated by Him, take a step now (2 Corinthians 6:1,2).
Peace.