Renewing Passion – Day 4
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 …
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