The sea gives me perspective. It speaks of something ancient and timeless. It reminds me of power greater than my own and that there are things much bigger than me. It brings me peace.
But I think I just looked, really looked at the ocean the other day for the first time in a while. There are fruit trees distracting me by blooming in my backyard. Lovely, lacy things that attract my eyes. I love the colors, the freshness, the life. They make me smile.
Now the fruit trees aren't bad, but it's the sea that brings me peace. And I've been forgetting from my second story window to stop just looking down but to look past and UP. God's been singing His particular love song the way that I best hear it the whole time, but I haven't been paying attention. I've been distracted by the immediate and have forgotten to look at the timeless.
The Timeless One reminds us,
"Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name,
by the greatness of his might,
and because he is strong in power no one is missing."
Is. 40:25-26
He knows us by name. 'No one is missing.'
I wrote this verse down recently,
Song of Sol. 7:10
There He goes again singing us a love song. The Song of Songs is a beautiful example of marital love but widely accepted also as an example of a song of love from our Creator to us. So imagine, the God of the Universe's desire is for YOU! He loves you. He wants to fellowship with you.
"His desire is for me."
The first time I got asked out by a boy I was far too young to date, but he called me at home and asked to meet at a roller skating rink. Sound cute? It wasn't at the time. It was a boy that I had absolutely no interest in, and it made the immature me recoil (poor guy!). I got off that phone as fast as I could! I've matured a bit since then, but for the idea of someone's desire to be for us to be something more than passing flattery, it needs to be reciprocated on our side as well.
For God's desire to be for us to matter much, He needs to be our 'beloved.' The object of our affection, dear to our heart. Then the doorway is opened for the most beautiful of all love songs to be sung by the One! Otherwise the song is merely somewhat flattering. Or worthless.
To hear His song better we must silence the other voices in our ears, voices that cry out, "Worthless! Damaged! Despicable!" or even, "I don't need Him. I can do it myself." All lies that block the purity of the song.
We need to do what it takes to stop and hear His love song today, silence the voices or the white noise that makes it hard to hear. Tune our ears to hear the song. It doesn't matter if we haven't done this well for a while. Today, right now, we can start anew. In THIS moment. In THIS place. We can experience His Presence and find His peace. Breathe in, breathe out.
It's the love song that will never change, never grow old, never end. When He says, "I would die for you," He already did.
It's the love song that will never change, never grow old, never end. When He says, "I would die for you," He already did.
"I am my beloved's and his desire is for me." Let the song play loud!
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