"Come ye, buy without money and without price." --- Isaiah 55:1.
"Come: for all things are now ready. --- Luke 14:17.
"Him (be it who it will) that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." --- John 6:37.
How could a tender mother's heart cast out her sick child calling for help? Come, my poor soul, come only as well as thou canst. Better to come in a cold, fearful, and miserable condition, than not at all; for if we cannot come boldly to Christ with a strong faith, we must even come trembling, just as we are; nor will such coming, be offensive to Christ; for he says, "Him that cometh," come how he will, "I will in no wise cast out." A feeling of joy is not needful to bring us to Christ, but a feeling of our wants, for it is not required to bring any money of our own worthiness, but only the whole heap of our misery along with us, and desire grace.
God does not look upon the sensible joy of faith, (for this is his particular gift, which he could soon give, if need was) but upon the sincerity, application and earnestness of a poor sinner. John Bunyan very fitly compares such a one to a man who would feign ride at full gallop, whose horse is hardly able to go a good trot. In this instance, the intention of the rider is not to be judged by the slow pace of the horse, (which resembles our corrupt and unwilling nature,) but by his whippings, spurrings and beatings of the beast.
See, dearest Lord, our willing souls
Accept thine offer'd grace;
We blest the great Redeemer's love,
And give the Father praise.