Renewing Passion – Day 6
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 …
Categorised as: Renewal
THANK YOU for sharing, Janet! How beautiful, and how true–we often miss the simplicity of Christ with all the anxious fretting, with the how-do-I-perform junk. But you nailed it!
Love in HIM!