A WOMAN once came to Mr. Moody and said: "Mr. Moody, I would like to become a Christian, but I'm so hard-hearted."
He replied: "My good woman, did the Master say: `You soft-hearted people, come'? Nothing of the kind. He said: 'Come unto Me'—all black hearts, vile hearts, corrupt hearts, deceitful hearts—ALL' !
If your heart is hard, who will soften it? You can't. The harder the heart, the more need of coming. Isn't that so?
The harder, the viler, the more deceitful the heart, the more need there is for the Saviour; so come along and get rest. If you can't come as a saint, come as a sinner; if you can't run, walk; if you can't walk, creep to Him; but come."
"Come!" 'Tis Jesus gently calling,
"Ye with care and toil oppressed,
With your guilt howe'er appaling,—
Come, and I will give you rest."
For your sin He "once has suffered,"
On the cross the work was done,
And the word by God now uttered
To each weary soul is "Come."
Messages of God’s Love 3/17/1929