Sunday, March 14 Come to me.​—Matt. 11:28.

[Poly Ester]

Sunday, March 14

Come to me.—Matt. 11:28.

 

One way to “come to” Jesus is by learning as much as we can about the things he said and did. (Luke 1:1-4) Nobody else can do this for us—we must study these accounts for ourselves. We also “come to” Jesus by making the decision to get baptized and become a disciple of Christ. Another way to “come to” Jesus is by going to the congregation elders if we need help. Jesus uses these “gifts in men” to care for his sheep. (Eph. 4:7, 8,11; John 21:16; 1 Pet. 5:1-3) We must take the initiative to ask for their help. We cannot expect the elders to read our minds and know what we need. Consider what a brother named Julian says: “I asked for help, and that shepherding visit turned out to be one of the best gifts I have ever received.” Loyal elders, such as the two who visited Julian, can help us to know “the mind of Christ,” that is, to understand and imitate his thinking and attitude. (1 Cor. 2:16;1 Pet. 2:21) This really is one of the best gifts they can give us. w19.09 21 ¶4-5

 

[Vinnie]

We cannot know the mind of God, but we can know the mind of Christ, so getting to know Jesus is key in learning about our Heavenly father. The elders have "gifts in men" , but they are not mind readers. Just like Jehovah wants us to plead with him for help, at times we may need to plead with the elders for help.

[Alexa]

We can come to Jesus by getting to know him and making a decision to get baptized and become one of his disciple. Another way is by his congregation. He uses elders in the congregation who are just like us that can help us to understand and imitate the head of the congregation, Jesus Christ.