But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

Lord, awaken in me the desire to seek You. It is “easy” to put You first above all else. But how do I earnestly seek after You, in mad pursuit, with all my heart?

Come to the river’s edge. Walk along the banks. Sit on the grassy slope. Lie down in the grass. Breathe the wildflowers. Put your face right up to them and just drink in their fragrance. I lovingly nurtured them in that wild flower bed just for you. Just for this moment with you. My gift to you.

Lie back and look up at the beautiful clouds overhead. Drink peace from the depths of My Spirit. Roll on the ground. Let the deep laughter of eternal joy burst forth. I have placed My joyful laughter in you, for My good pleasure! Roll on the ground with abandon, with childlike faith. Then fall exhausted into My arms and rest a while.

Lord, thank You for Your invitation. I would love to sit at the water’s edge with You. I also long to jump into the river.

Come closer. As you share in My delight on the banks of the river, your spirit will begin to thirst with a deep thirst that draws from the deepest wells of My heart. Let your thirst build, until it is insatiable. Even there on the slopes, begin to draw deeply from Me, spirit to Spirit, until you feel that you will never have enough. Then come closer, to the very edge of the water, where you feel the cool refreshing in the air, and the moist dirt soothes the tips of your toes, enticing you. Then dip your hand in the water and drink. As My laughter bubbles up within you, as the water pours down your neck and covers you, let go of all you cling to, and fall into the river.

Lord, I can’t say no to You. If You hold out Your hand to me, I will come to You. But what if I can’t drink deeply enough? How do I know I’m ready?

Trust in Me. Give yourself to Me by faith. I have all you need. I am the desire in your heart. I am your deepest longing. I have placed in you all the things that draw you to Me. You are of Me. Through My Son, Jesus Christ, you are one in Me, reconciled to Me forever.

Come to Me by faith, knowing My insatiable love pours out for you across eternity. Come to Me. I will awaken your spirit to the depths of Mine. I have everything you need. Don’t worry, saying, “How will I desire You, Lord?” It is I who put that desire in you, and I know how to draw it from you. I know how to draw you to Me, deeper and deeper in love and passion and desire. I will ignite your passion for Me.

Simply come to Me. Put your hand in Mine. Drink of My Spirit as I pour out to you. I love you with an unquenchable fire of love that will ravage your heart from the very depths of Mine, and My passion for you is deeper than anything you can fathom. Let My passion consume you with the fire of My heart. I love you.
 

… from my journal of Bible meditation, as I walk out the healing the Lord Jesus has poured into me, seeking daily nourishment and renewal in His Word …

Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. Isaiah 4:5

I long to see Your presence, God. To have it be so real to me, I can reach out my hand and touch Your face. Come near to me, Lord. Press Your face right up to mine. I want to be close to You. I want to have more of You. I just want to be with You.

The greatest desire of My heart is to hold each one of My children close. I want to love you in ways you cannot imagine. You have not even begun to experience My love in the ways I desire for you to receive it. You can’t contain it. My Spirit longs to ravage you with My love. My heart longs to set you on fire with the blaze of My Holy Spirit. There is no greater joy than to let My love consume you. To watch you move into greater fullness of My love. To watch the flames of My passion transform you. To feel the overflow of My love in you, as you invite more of My Spirit, as you receive more of Me. It is a joy to watch you weep and laugh with the overflowing of My heart in you.

I speak of depths you cannot fathom. Heights you cannot imagine. Yet My desires are simple. I long to have you gaze on My face; to have you reach for My face, as a small child, and pull Me close, and touch My heart with your love.

I could do that forever, Lord. Just reach for You, and never have enough of You. Always wanting more. Just to be in Your presence forever, and have You gaze on me with eyes of love. And to love You, and bless You, and just to be Yours, always. That desire is so great in me I can’t even express it.

Come closer. Don’t be afraid. There is no part of Me, nothing in Me at all that would ever hurt you. I am the fullness of good, and light, and perfectness, and faithful, unchanging, eternal love. I know the fullness of My love in you, and that’s where I’m leading you, every hour drawing closer to walking in more of that fullness. I am growing you in the image of Christ, leading you to where you can drink ever more deeply of My love. Transforming you with My love. So that you will walk and live and breathe as a revelation of My love. Come closer, and let Me change your heart. Let Me pour My love into you, and consume you, and overflow you, and lift you up, close to Me, where you can see My heart poured out for all of My children, and find new life in Me.

Lord, I want more of You. I say yes! I’m dizzy in Your presence, but captivated and can’t let go of You. Don’t want to let go of You. Draw me in. Change my heart. Lift me up to be beside You, always, to see what You are doing, to feel Your heart beating inside of me. Let me be consumed by Your love. I want this. I want You! Help me, Lord, to receive all of the love You have for me. Transform me into the image of Jesus, and let Your love be everything in me.

Walk beside Me, and hold My hand. I will lead you on the path I have set for you. It is a path that leads deeper into My heart, and with each breath, more of My love seeps into you. I have created you to receive the fullness of My love. Every hour, My darling child, you are growing in My love. Look up to Me, trust Me, and I will lift you up to see what I am doing. And you will be overwhelmed by the love you feel as My heart and My Spirit pour into you. Lean back, and rest in My arms. Let Me simply love you.
 

… from my journal of Bible meditation, as I walk out the healing the Lord Jesus has poured into me, seeking daily nourishment and renewal in His Word …

My love spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me. Song of Songs 2:10-13

It’s so hard to believe You would create a world fresh and new, just for me to experience. I can see You leading me out of a cave, saying, “The winter is past. Look!” I can see myself stepping into the beauty You’ve called me to see. I breathe the fresh air, take in every detail, smell the sweet fragrance of spring, and see Your excitement of the days ahead. But a part of me is still in the cave. It’s like watching a movie, or a dream. It’s not real. Or maybe it’s a place You’ve prepared for someone else, and You’re giving me a preview of the beautiful things You have waiting for them. But it’s not a place You’ve prepared just for me.

You are worthy of every good gift I have for you. I have made you worthy, by the Blood of My Son, Jesus Christ. By His stripes, you are healed, in every part of you – body, soul, spirit. There is nothing in heaven or hell or in earth that can keep you from the blessings I have in store for you. Nothing can keep you from the life I have planned for you, except your own feelings of unworthiness. Lay them down. They’re not from Me. I give only good gifts, and I give them in overflowing abundance.

What you’ve glimpsed is just the faintest dream, like a flicker of light on a swirling piece of dust. When you step where I am calling, your heart will not be able to contain the joy. You cannot imagine the place I’m speaking about. You see it in two dimensions. The place I speak of is infinite in its dimensions. It is a feast for your spirit and it will never end. Every step takes you deeper into My heart.

I want that. How can I get there?

Arise, daughter, and come with Me. By faith. Tell Me the desires of your heart. No matter what you feel, no matter what your mind tells you, no matter how hard it may seem, tell me your desires. Take whatever time you need. Time is nothing to Me. Ask yourself what you really need, what you really want. You’ll discover, to your joyful surprise, I have planted seeds of desire in your heart that you know nothing about.

Search your heart, and let Me search with you. Look for the little seedlings. Look at where they sprout. What are they? Can you identify them? Let Me help you, because I carefully place each one of them there, for a time such as this. Ask Me what they are, and I will tell you, one by one. Ask Me to nurture them, and together we will watch them grow. As your desire for all the good gifts of My Kingdom grows in you, your heart will begin to beat as one with Mine.

That’s incredible, Lord. I can’t even understand Your love. That You would place things in my heart that I’m not even aware of. I don’t even know my heart. I thought I had such careful control of my heart, all my life. I never realized what it means that my heart belongs to You. I never realized how much You desire to govern my heart, and to grow it up in Your love. I want to place my heart in Your hands. I want You to keep growing these things that You’ve started in me. I don’t want to have control of my own heart. I want to give it to You. Help me, Father.

Trust in Me. Believe the words I give you. Read My Word, knowing that My Word is Truth. Know that I hold you cradled in the palms of My hands, and I will never let you go. Know that every good thing that will grow your heart in My love, I Myself will bring about in you. There is nothing you need to worry about, nothing you need to do, except trust Me with your heart, and surrender all of your heart to Me. Say the words that you trust Me, that your heart belongs completely to Me, and the rest I will do. Say the words by faith, and know that I am faithful to respond, and that I will have My way in your heart, if you simply give your heart to Me by faith. Say the words right now, and I will begin to unfold the desires of your heart. The words I gave to you here, pray them back to Me now, knowing that everything you ask for in the name of My Son, Jesus Christ, I the Father will give to you.
 

… from my journal of Bible meditation, as I walk out the healing the Lord Jesus has poured into me, seeking daily nourishment and renewal in His Word …