God's Attributes Displayed in His Church Eph 3;7-13

Well, good morning everyone. It's a beautiful morning in Sacramento if the leaves are turning and this is Probably one of my favorite times of the year is the fall right now. The temperature is moderate.

It's just beautiful there. So it's it's God God I was thinking this this morning. God could have made the world just black and white kind of kind of Dull all the way across but he made color and made things really beautiful for us to enjoy.

This side of heaven, of course, and we have some special visitors all the way from New Zealand now, how about that? Who can top that one? Well, I don't know. We'll hear more about them. Jack and Bev McMahon they were here this morning and they shared their ministry with us and It's pretty fascinating to see What our missionaries do and if you weren't there this morning, you want to ask them some questions afterwards, please?

Look them up and that was kind enough to be on the piano with us today. And so thank you Bev and Jack's gonna be giving the message this morning. By way of announcement, so the next Bible study is going to be Wednesday the 8th at 530 and Pastors doing that and there's an online version.

I I was doing some prep a couple days ago looking at some things. Looking at different some YouTubes came up on my phone and then you popped up. So, I mean it was random is between MacArthur and somebody else.

So and then there was pastor. So. But it's online if you're interested if you can't make it or you can watch it. They can watch live or is it? Okay, YouTube life. Okay, so you can watch that live and they're going through the book of Ruth.

There will be no biblical counseling for this month. But here's the twist Saturday December 9th, the biblical counseling is going to be at 9 o 'clock. Excuse me the ladies Gathering is at 10 and it says that the meeting time for the biblical counseling is going to change.

We're going from 11 for those of you that are used to coming. It's not gonna be 11 anymore. It's gonna be at 930 going beyond but the 9th is a special day because of the ladies tea. So it's at 9 o 'clock that day.

Okay? And our missionary of the month This month starting now is Stephen Joyce Louie, and I'm sure the McMahons know them fairly well. They serve at BMW back in Atlanta. They are they coin themselves as the missionaries to the missionaries.

They're kind of the support end of things my understanding and Ministering to the missionaries and so pray for them Ladies Bible study this Saturday. Okay. This Saturday ladies at 10 o 'clock, okay. All right.

Sounds good. All right. Well, let's let's go to the Lord in prayer our gracious Heavenly Father. We thank you Lord that you have given us this church faith Bible Church to gather in to worship you Corporately together father.

This is a gift and this isn't. We should not take this for granted father because there's many Corners of this globe that aren't able to gather as we do so we thank you for that father God. We pray for the Hans and their family father as they grieve the passing of Brother Jimmy God, we thank you that he was with you now He is free of all the misery and agony that was that was carrying along with him here on this earth father.

But Lord that is our hope for each one of us Lord that we when we're with you one day that we can be free Of of all the pain that comes with this the curse that is on this world father. But God we thank you now that we have you to hold on to that We can trust you that we can have faith in you father that you will carry us through the Lord is things around the globe Seem to be coming Unhinged father.

We know that you are Lord over all and we pray for peace. We pray for The work of your saints out there that are that are in the trenches literally father Being light and salt father to a grieving world.

So God give them strength God. We thank you this morning that we can open your word. We pray for brother Jack as he brings a message to us father of what you laid upon his heart or bless him in his message Father, we pray that you would bless each one today that we allow the Holy Spirit to guide us to minister to us and Father for those that are grieving be a comforter to us Lord God.

We thank you again For all that you have done and continue to do and may we honor you and bring you glory and all that we do father In Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Well this morning as we continue to worship our Lord together, please stand with me as we lift our voices and we're going to sing behold our God The.

Matthew 28: The Great Commission and the Call to Faith

Scripture reading for today is from Matthew chapter 28 verses 16 through 20. That's Matthew chapter 28 Verses 16 through 20. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them and When they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

Jesus came and spake unto them saying all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Teaching them to observe all things Whatsoever.

I have commanded you and lo I am with you all way even unto the end of the world. Amen. May the Lord add his blessing to the reading of his word before we start.

Ask you a question if you put your faith in Christ. Do you trust the Savior of the world the giver of eternal life? It can happen a day it can happen in the quietness of your heart. It's always the right time.

So seek after the Lord and he will deliver you. Please stand with me as we sing trust and obey Presentation but there's a lot of folks here that haven't heard that so it's just a brief update. We Jack and Bev my wife McMahon we're serving the Lord in a New Zealand since 1985 and This church has been a very important church in our lives because in 1985 we came out to Sacramento.

Our mission organization was located in Sacramento in those days. And this was where I did my internship so I came and I worked with Pastor Lauren Peters for a few months and Was able to get to know the congregation here and then we left from here and went straight to New Zealand.

So we counted a privilege To be back here and after all these years to still be part of your mission family is a great joy. We're serving in in the country of New Zealand. In the northern island of New Zealand the northern part of the northern island and the Lord has Transitioned us now as of last year to a place called farmer a New Zealand where we are serving now in a church strengthening kind of a role so we We have a son and His wife and two granddaughters that live in farmer a we have three daughters and their families.

Two of them in West Virginia one in Jacksonville, Florida. And so we've been making the rounds since August the first visiting our supporting churches and individuals that support us and visiting family, so we're Kind of coming to the end of that now, so we've returned to New Zealand on December the 1st and Things are coming to a conclusion.

So this is a great blessing to kind of have our final meeting here in California here at faith. I do it this morning. I'd like to open the word with you from Ephesians chapter 3. Ephesians was written by the Apostle Paul From Rome he was in house arrest at that time.

And he's writing back to the church in Ephesus where he had spent several years. For a time he taught at the school of Tyrannus. And he had previously been in the synagogues there and disputing with the Jewish people about the Messiah.

He moved out from there and met in the school During the days and he was teaching the Word of God there for a long period of time. So he's very acquainted with these Ephesian believers. He's writing back to them now in prison house arrest.

And he doesn't have anything to correct them on as far as heresies like some of the churches He wrote to he had difficulties that he had to had to expose and to deal with but the church at Ephesus he's just writing because he wants to expand their horizons.

Of those in Ephesus about The the work of God he wants them to understand more of the scope of God's eternal purpose. It's an amazing epistle because Paul is presenting a mystery that he talks about. Which is the bringing together of the Jews and the Gentiles?

To form a new and he's giving a lot of background on that in this epistle the letter opens with spiritual blessings from God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit how appropriate we just saying holy holy holy the threefold Holy God Father Son and Holy Spirit and he's writing to show The many blessings that we have in him.

Blessings from the Father blessings from the Son blessings from the Holy Spirit and each one is Kind of signed off with to the praise of his glory to the praise of his glory. Showing that the Father is very instrumental in choosing us in Predestinating a mating us how the son is very involved in redeeming us.

And giving us forgiveness of sins and in an inheritance and how the Holy Spirit Seals us to the day of redemption so that we might be able to make it so what a wonderful introduction to this book and in chapter 2 He continues on but before I go there chapter 1 verse 10 Maybe I'll just read that verse because it's it's kind of like the key verse.

I think of the whole epistle chapter 1 verse 10 Paul says I'll go back to verse 9. He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his the kind his kind in Intention which he purposed in him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of times.

That is the summing up of all things in Christ things in heavens and things on the earth in him and so everything is is coming to a conclusion as the Lord brings The ages together and everything is summed up in Jesus Christ.

And so we see that in in chapter 2 how The church Begins to unfold as God's amazing plan and how in chapter 2 verses 1 to 10 God calls out of people for himself He redeems us and that wonderful passage Ephesians 2 verse 8 for by grace Are you saved through faith and that not of yourselves is a gift of God not of works?

That's the iman shavos to leave his workmanship and later on in chapter 2 It develops this theme of how God brings the Jews and the Gentiles together. The Gentiles who had no hope who were a part of it away from the covenants that God made with Israel Separated alienated from God and how God brings these two groups together and forming them in a Reconciliated manner and then in chapter 3 he talks about in the early part Of how God brings together the Jews and the Gentiles and so the glorious church, I hope that We can appreciate more and more as Paul Talks about this in the book of Ephesians because there's two prayers two rather lengthy prayers in chapter 1.

And in chapter where Paul prays that the eyes of your understanding would be enlightened. So that you can understand the depth The whole dimension of God's eternal plan and what he's doing and how he's working it together.

And how you and I as believers in Christ are very much a part of that. It's very exciting. It's very Satisfying to see this amazing revelation of God. So having explained God's great goal for the church He shows steps toward how this can be fulfilled as we just talked about with the reconciliation of individuals to himself of reconciling the Jews and the Gentiles and of Reconciling us both into one body.

And now in chapter 3 where I want to pick up today Is in verse 7 down to verse 13. Verse 7 and I want to bring out 8 of God's glorious attributes That are at work in the church. I think It's exciting to see God revealing himself through the church in his Various attributes and so let's look at that in verse 7 and I'll just read the whole passage here and I Go back to verse 1 just to get the context and then go through the verse 13 I'm reading in the new American standard Bible.

So if your translation is a little different. For this reason I Paul the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles. If indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace, which was given to me for you.

That by revelation there was made known to me the mystery as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this when you read you may understand my insight into the mystery of Christ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as It has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the spirit.

To be specific that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of which I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace.

Which was given to me according to the working of his power. To me the very least of all saints this grace was given to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ and To bring to light what is in the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God Who created all things?

So that the manifold wisdom of God might now be known Through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose, which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in him.

Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf. For they are for your glory. The first thing I'd like to point out in verse 7 God's grace Turns sinners into ministers. Paul is writing in and he's so amazed at the grace of God As the grace of God captured your heart.

Grace just means unmerited favor. It means God bestows upon us Something we do not deserve. We didn't earn it. We we can't Expect it or demand it. But God is a kind and gracious God is revealed in Scripture and he has poured out his grace upon us the fact that you're here In this in this church, which preaches the Word of God Is a very good indicator that you are part of that family you Appreciate the grace of God and Paul certainly did in fact in verse 8 He's overwhelmed and he says to me who's less than the least of of the Saints.

I Find that hard to believe but that's what he said, you know as a humble man. And he says I don't deserve any of this but God has given me the opportunity to reveal this mystery to the church and that is the mystery of The Jews and the Gentiles being reconciled into one.

You see there's all kinds of grace that God pours out upon us. This is talking about ministry grace. Paul says He was made a ministry Minister is where we get the word deacon and from the Greek the Akanas.

It's an official servant of the king and Paul recognized that he was greatly privileged of the Lord to to be able to be a Servant of the king to be able to Bring this message to to pennies. He's really Excited about the grace of God for the ministry that God's given.

I like the little an acronym gr a Ce God's riches at Christ's expense. It's kind of another way of looking at grace. We have been poured out blessing because of what Jesus is accomplished on the cross, that's where it all unfolds.

Also, there is not only ministry for service. But of course there's minutes the grace of God for by grace are you saved as we talked about we're saved by grace. We serve by grace were gifted by grace.

Everything is from God's hand. And so this is all to the glory of God. I think it was Jonathan Edwards that said infinite upon infinite. My sin is infinite Grace upon grace his grace is infinite and understand the grace of God.

You have to also appreciate the Slimy pit that I was dug out of. But how much I needed that grace how much I didn't want Justice. I wanted grace. I needed his his gift and so Paul Talks about the attribute of God and you see that so prominent in the church today.

The grace of God is saving us gifts and abilities to serve him. Next we see God's power Which enables the weak to succeed? Chapter 3 verse 7. The second part says about this grace, which was given to me according to the working of His power and so God is all powerful.

God is infinite. There's nothing that he can't do with God. All things are possible. No one can stay his hand. No one can limit him and God's power Enables us to accomplish as it did Paul the ministry.

God has called him to. He talks about two words that relate to this power. The first is According to the working the working and the word working is where we get our word energy. This is the ability to do something.

God gives us the ability to get the job done. I Like the verse in Philippians 1 6 faithful as he who began a good work in you Who also will accomplish it and we're going to be able to finish the race because of the energy because of God's Power that is at work in our lives.

We need that power without God's power. We could accomplish nothing. Jesus put it pretty succinctly in John chapter 15. He said I'm the vine you are the branches abide in me. For without me you can do 90 10

You can do nothing without my ability. Paul says in Philippians 4 verse 13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. So if there's something that needs to be done It has to be done in the power of God.

And so we are just clay vessels all of us are just common people. But we have the Holy Spirit within us that Jesus gave as a gift to his church and that Holy Spirit Energizes us gives us fruit the fruit of the Spirit to be able to perform.

And the gifts of the Spirit to perform the work that he has for us. That's the power of God. The second word that relates to power is the word power and That's where we get the word dynamite from from the Greek and It's means inherent power.

It's strength within it's the nature of God. He is inherently Powerful. God has all power and so That is the source from which the energy comes out and Enables us to be able to accomplish what he's called us to do.

God's power is exhibited in the church mainly through using very weak instruments. You know the scriptures Humble us real quickly as we read them. 1st Corinthians says not many noble are called not many wise are called but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the things that are wise and so we have Really just just people that are not Usually anything extraordinary just ordinary people that are empowered by God to accomplish a great purpose.

Figures Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria way back in a previous century. She said I thank God for the letter M. Because the Bible says not many noble. It doesn't say not any noble. She said because I've been called by God and so even though I'm from nobility I thank God for the aren't you don't you thank God for the fact that He called us out of a life of Julie except to eat drink and be married for tomorrow we die and to give us a life that Is actually working alongside of the God of the universe to accomplish what he wants to accomplish.

So that's the power of God. Attribute of God that is highlighted here. I believe is the love of God and we see it in verse Eight the love of God to me. The very least of all Saints this grace was given to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the unfathomable riches of Christ.

Now it doesn't mention the word love here. But it's all through this passage God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. God loves people and God wants people to hear the message of the gospel.

God desires people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of his son Jesus Christ. And so God's love is in the proclamation of the message that we see here. Paul says that This grace was given to proclaim to the Gentiles those who are still without Christ the Unfathomable Riches of Christ.

Paul knew his mission. It was to proclaim this wonderful news of the gospel. Where else do you get good news? Turn on the internet and you hear the news reports. I have not heard very much good news. I Hear a lot of bad news about deaths and catastrophes and all kinds of terrible things going on.

But here we have the best news the good news and that's what the word gospel means good news. God Wants people to know him. He wants people to be saved and that's the message that Paul proclaimed and This is also God's love for mankind.

The Christmas message in Luke chapter 2 Says the angels say do not be afraid for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy. Which will be for all people for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior Who is called Christ the Lord?

People need to hear about that Savior. That's the message. That's What we're all about Jesus when he left. He said all authority in heaven and earth has been given to me go and make disciples. You shall be witnesses unto me to Jerusalem Judea Samaria.

So the love of Christ Constrains us. Paul says to tell others about this wonderful message. It's our calling. It's our vocation. It's it's really why we're here that message out God's love and God's light Reveals truth to the blind.

It says in verse 9 chapter 3 of Ephesians and to bring to light for all. What is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things? So Paul wants to bring to light This administration of the mystery.

So that we might know he wants the church to know what God's up to and How we're a part of that. He doesn't want to leave us in the dark. I Like doing what's going on? How about you? I don't like it when when you don't know what's happening and you don't know what the next step is in 2015 There was a Russian billionaire named Yuri Milner Who donated a hundred million dollars to be split between two efforts.

One was searching for alien life outside of our planet and the other was creating a digital digital messages to transmit beyond earth. This was just eight years ago a hundred billion dollars. Stephen Hawking was one of the key administrators of it all it was all set in motion and you know what?

We haven't heard anything. We're still waiting a Hundred billion dollars spent. I could have been put to a lot better use than that. Because the Bible says that in the beginning God created that happens in here.

I just go to the first seven letters of seven words of the Bible and you have your answers but God wants us to know the truth. In fact, Jesus says I am the truth. God wants us to understand. With clarity, that's what light is all about.

God is light and in him is no darkness at all. God wants us to come out of the darkness not only spiritually, but also Understanding the ways of the Lord. He's revealed these things to us. So Paul wants us to understand to bring to light.

It's an interesting word light. We get the word photo from it. It has the idea of making things clear and exposing. So that we might understand the hidden plan of God. One of the first things in the scriptures God says let there be what?

Light and There was light and God, you know as I read the scriptures and as you read the scriptures, isn't it wonderful? When the light comes on and you understand what you're reading and you go wow. What an amazing God he is and how amazing it is to be a part of what he's doing.

And so God gives light. The administration it talks about. That means the household affairs household management or Stewardship. In other words God is revealing to us family. Family information. Stuff that he wants us as his family to understand so that we can rejoice in it and appreciate it and live it out.

The administration and it's a mystery which For ages has been hidden in God. And Paul explains that mystery being the Gentiles accepted into God's family through Jesus Christ. Just a couple of verses that kind of help us appreciate that look at Ephesians chapter 2 verse 12.

This is our past. This is what you and I were were involved in and our Situation remember that you were at that time separated from Christ excluded from the Commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise.

Having no hope and without God in the world. Doesn't that sound bleak? Doesn't that sound like there's no. There's no promise of no future. That's exactly what it says. We were on a dead end. We had no hope going nowhere but then if you compare that with Ephesians chapter 3 and verse 6 He says to be specific that the Gentiles Are now look at the contrast fellow heirs and fellow members of the body and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

We're now fellows. We're now a part of all that God is doing and Jesus says I will build my church. That is what Jesus is doing today. That is his Passion and that is his one goal. I am going to build my church one living stone at a time and I'm going to make a temple for my God and You are one of those living stones God is is using you to build his church.

We're fellow heirs fellow members and Partakers. You know that that concept I now have and one time I and I was a seminary student and the teachers. Who are you? I'm Jack McMahon and the teacher said again, who are you?

And there was a lady about 80 years old and she said I'm a child of God. He said that's the answer. And I was reading, you know, I wish I could disappear right now. That's my identity it's not Jack McMahon, that's not my identity that's what I go by down here on the earth.

My identity is I'm a child of God. That's what gives me Attachment to the I'm related to God in that way and so are you if you know, we're fellow heirs fellow partakers. Second Corinthians 1210. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities in reproaches and necessities and persecutions.

In distress for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. And how God uses the weak things. And God gives his light. God's wisdom is displayed before angels chapter 3 and verse 10. So that the manifold wisdom of God might be Might now be known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in heavenly places.

And it's intriguing in other words. You are on display. You are God's work workmanship. You are God's showpiece. To who? To the rulers in Heavenly places. We're talking here about angelic beings, I believe.

Probably even evil angels and the righteous angels. There there is some lessons going on for them and you're the subject matter the church is the subject that God has for them to learn and As you read it says That these holy angels especially are watching first.

Peter chapter 1 and verses 10 to 12 puts it this way of This salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully. Who prophesied the grace that would come to you. Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating?

When he testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. To them it was revealed that not to themselves. But to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those Who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven?

Things which angels desire to look into and so The angelic beings are observing what God is doing in his church. And they're they're looking with great great desire. It's interesting the word that is used there where it says they they are.

They're watching which which has the idea they're stooping down. To look into something very careful. It's the same word that's used when Peter and John raced to the tomb after hearing that Christ had risen and Peter goes in and he scoops down and he's beholding the linen garments that are there on their own.

Imagine the scene when Peter looks at it. He's not just Looking at it and just like glancing at it. He is intrigued by the whole thing. He is fascinated by it. He's looking at it very intently. Wondering what has happened?

How can this be here without the body in it? And angels with the same kind of intensity are looking at God's program for the church using people like us. Which angels probably think wow, you know God this is pretty inferior material you're working with but God is using such weak things To accomplish such amazing things.

I Mean the salvation of a soul no human being could ever do that but God uses us as his instruments to bring the gospel and We have this treasure in earthen vessels. I think That treasure could be the gospel itself or it could be the Holy Spirit but we have this gospel contained in cracked pots literally and We're bringing this message to others and this is the power of God.

This is the wisdom of God on display before the angels. And then we also see that sovereignty. Sorry. The sovereignty of God another one of his attributes is being exercised in God's plan. Notice in verse 11.

This was in accordance with the eternal purpose Which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord God is sovereignly working his purpose he's already announced his purpose and No one can do anything about it.

No one can change it when God Commands it's going to be done and God is going to build his church. God is going to accomplish that and So he announces his plans That he's going to work all things Ephesians 111 he's going to work all things together according to his will and then There's opposition to his plan as we as we have seen in the life of Christ.

Satan for instance tried to destroy Jesus through Herod and through an eating to destroy the babies. But God had a plan for his son. He escaped and nothing could work. Satan again tried to tempt Jesus and tried to Deflect him from accomplishing the mission that God had for him again.

Jesus stood and showed himself to be our hero he was and also when Peter tried to dissuade Jesus from the cross. You know after Peter had announced That he was a son of God and Jesus said blessed are you Sion or Jonah flesh and blood not revealed this to you my father.

You know Peter must have been like, wow, I said something really good. And then the next thing Jesus says to him get behind me Satan. Because Peter is being used as a mouthpiece to keep Jesus from or try to stop Jesus from going to the cross which could not be afforded and Judas one of his own disciples tried to betray him and did betray him turned him over.

He was crucified. And the enemy must have thought okay now I have accomplished what I wanted to do. I've killed Messiah, I have I have ruined God's plans and yet he was Falling right into God's own plan.

Which we see in Acts chapter next chapter verse 23 and 24. This man delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God. You nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put him to death.

But God raised him up again. Putting an end to the agony of death since it was impossible for him to be held by its power you can't afford what God is doing and God will accomplish Sovereignly his plan and we're a part of that.

It's really great to know that God is in control. I remember a dear brother one of the churches we were out in America our sending church. They had a baby that died in the womb and He was doing the announcements of the scripture reading the very next Sunday morning after that event and He stood up for the congregation.

And we were wondering what he was going to say, but what he said was our God is sovereign. I know he's in control and I can rejoice even in the midst of the suffering and the trials that we go through and so It's wonderful to know that our God is and another attribute is God's accessibility.

That extends to us through prayer notice in verse 12 In whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in him. Our God is a God of approach. He's approachable. You know, he's not like The God of Islam who you know, you really can't get to know him he's not personal.

Only our God is a very personal God and he wants us to approach him. He desires us to come to him in prayer and in fellowship and to enjoy him. In the Old Testament It wasn't that way only the high priest could come into the holy of holies and once a year with fear and trepidation.

But now at the cross Jesus died and the veil was split from top to bottom that veil was About 45 feet high and I think about they say about four inches thick. No human being could rip that from top to bottom, but it was Exposing the access the way into the holy of holies now through the blood of Jesus Christ.

And God is a I like to I like a new word. I learned during indoor bowls actually in Wellington. There was a lady that made it we were bowling and she says I love coming here every week. The conviviality is so great.

That's a deep word, I don't know what it means so I had to go look it up and You know, it just means conviviality just means like the warmth of fellowship kind of thing and. And so I like to use that word for God.

He's a convivial God. He's so welcoming. When we come to him through his son Jesus Christ. The door is wide open and he invites us in fact, one of the favorite words of God in the Bible is the word come.

You know down in Texas. They say y 'all come. God is a convivial God. He says come in fact the last book of the Bible Revelation three times. This is one of the last verses the spirit of the bride say come let him who thirsts come and a third time Jesus says All here heavy laden and burdened come unto me.