Drawing and Saving Love

Lieutenant-General B. W. D. Morton says, in a letter to Miss Perks, “I want you to kindly tell the soldiers that the Bible has taught me three truths of the greatest importance to everyone in this world. These three truths were uttered by the Saviour of the world. The first truth is one that puzzled me much. It is in John 6:44, ‘No man can come to Me except the Father which hath sent Me draw him.’ It struck me, how can I ever know that the Father hath drawn me to Christ? You see I was getting a bit troubled, but the Master came to my help and I came across Matthew 11:28, Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ This put me in better spirits, and I thought, ‘Oh! I’ll come all right, plenty of time.’ But a kind word from the same Master struck me all at once. You will find it in John 5:40: ‘Ye will not come to Me that ye might have life.’ The truth at last was now before me.
“The Father draws.
“The Lord Jesus says ‘Come.’
“Man will not come.
1. I have yet to meet the man whom the Father has not drawn.
2. I have yet to meet the man to whom the Lord Jesus has not said ‘Come.’
3. I have met many among men (at one time myself) of whom it was true, ‘Ye will not come.’”