#comeaway #rest #bestill #behealed #befilled by the #Loverofyoursoul #Jesus our Bridegroom
In Song of Songs 2:10, the lover, a spiritual picture of Jesus as the Bridegroom, is calling his fair one to simply come away with her lover. We, who belong to Jesus – the church – are the fair ones of Jesus. We are the bride of Christ; the ones He died to be in a love relationship with. Jesus is the lover of your soul – in case you didn’t know that. You know, true lovers love spending time together, and it doesn’t matter what they are doing, as long as they are together. Just being in the presence of someone you love is pleasurable and brings joy to your heart.
Are you “COMING AWAY” ALONE TO JUST SPEND TIME WITH JESUS? When we neglect taking time to COME AWAY from our busy schedules and activities for the purpose of spending time to be refilled and refreshed in God’s presence, eventually some type of COMING APART (spiritually, emotionally or even physically) is inevitable.
This is our choice. We can…
COME AWAY OR COME APART. TAKE TIME and BE STILL before The Lover of your soul. Don’t even speak. Quiet all the thoughts and plans spinning in your head. Turn off every other voice and sound. Shut down all social media. Open God’s Word and meditate on it. Find a solitary place outside to just observe the beauty of His glorious creation around you. CEASE FROM ALL YOUR ACTIVITY, WORK, AND BUSYNESS. Wait and listen. God desires to fellowship with you and speak to your heart personally. Sounds like a crazy or impossible idea to some, I know, especially in today’s busy, go go go and always doing something culture, right? TIME, and seemingly not having enough of it, is the issue or excuse for all of us. But when we don’t take at least brief, regular times to pull away from everything else and spend time with The One who made us, loves us more than anyone on the planet, and knows us intricately, there’s where the falling apart, backsliding, compromising, and weariness all begin. EVEN JESUS PULLED AWAY FROM THE CROWDS TO SPEND TIME ALONE WITH THE FATHER. The Biblical principle of the sabbath still applies today; not in a legalistic way, but taking a day of rest and worship every week benefits our minds, spirits and bodies. God knows us. He created us with the need to rest in His presence. Other people, things, or activities never fulfill this need.
Have you been OVERWORKING, OVERSCHEDULED, OVERLY STRESSED, and maybe even OVER SERVING (yes – that’s another topic) for a lengthy period of time? If so, the Lord might be ordering a long OVERDUE season of REST for you. Perhaps even an extended sabbatical? Pray. Seek His heart for you. He will lead you beside His still waters and He will restore your soul. That is, if you give Him some time and space to do so.
Yes, there is a time for family, work, corporate worship, serving, connecting and fellowshipping with others, but there is also a time for solitude and one on one fellowship with the Lover of your soul.
Many daughters and sons are awakening, rising up, and uniting together in one voice in worship, and, yes, that is good and pleasing to our Father God. Many are rising up to serve within the church and in our communities, and that too is an honorable act of obedience as well as a beautiful display of faith with some works. May we also be sensitive to the Spirit of God’s invitation to COME AWAY from all other loves and lovers in order to draw closer to the greatest Love of all.
Can you hear the voice of your Father and The Lover of your soul? Come away with me my love. I’ve been waiting for you. I long to spend time with you.
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Revelation 22:17
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:29-31
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Psalm 23:1-3
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalm 46:10
Pray this:
Here I am, Lord, waiting in Your presence. Speak to my heart. Let me hear Your voice of truth clearly above every other. Thank You for bringing peace, healing, and restoration to my body, soul, and spirit.
Here’s a little more to ponder…
If you only see God as Creator, Judge, and King, or solely as an authority figure, you will not relate to this. This is where Satan desires to keep you – personally disonnected in relationship with your Heavenly Father, perceiving God as distant, untouchable and non-relatable. This view of God is the culprit of trapping many people in religious rituals with no relationship or personal connection to God as Father, or Jesus as friend, much less the Lover of our souls. Yes, God is Creator, Judge, and King. Jesus is our Great High Priest and He is our friend and constant companion that sticks closer than a brother. Jesus is God in the flesh; they are One. God does deserve our reverential fear, honor and respect, just as children should respect their earthly fathers and wives should respect their husbands. However, God also desires to be in a loving and personal relationship with us, just as couples should be intimately acquainted, and healthy parent-child relationships are closely connected – hence, the Biblical references: Jesus as the Bridegroom and the Church as the Bride of Christ and Jesus guiding us to pray…”Our Father, who is in Heaven…”. If you’ve had a poor earthly example of what a good, loving father is like, you will likely struggle seeing God as the truly GREAT FATHER OF ALL He is. GOD DESIRES RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. He first placed Adam and Eve in the garden to be in relationship with them. This truth is woven throughout the Bible and Jesus is the complete picture of this. Jesus came, walked among us and showed us the heart of God in human form. Let the little children come. Those who remain childlike are truly able to COME to JESUS.*
Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children COME to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” Luke 18:16-17
*Further references: Matthew 6:8-13; Romans 8:14-16; Ephesians 5:22-32
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