Rise Up and Go

Song of Solomon 2:10 - My beloved spoke, and said to me: "Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. 

Have you heard the voice of the Lord?  He's standing behind the wall or peering through the window waiting to speak to you.  Can you hear Him calling?  Listen....He's talking to you.  Are you listening?  Do you hear?

The Lord will pursue us.  He will show us a new world in Him if we let Him.  He takes us out of darkness and into His light and reveals a part of Himself that will draw us closer to Him.  He reveals to us His heart and then changes ours.  He allows us to bask in His presence for awhile, growing our love for Him.  We will experience His love and the peace and joy that come from the forgiveness He has lavished upon us.  He envelopes us and when He seems distant, He will cause us to more earnestly search for Him.

Once He has our undivided attention He will call us to arise from our basking and come away with Him.  He desires we go to the next level of intimacy with Him.  He desires for us to leap the mountains and skip over the hills with Him.  That sounds so wonderful. However, to do that we must leave the comfort zones of this world and step into uncharted territory with Him, growing in our trust for Him.  We should thank Him that His hand is always outstretched for us to take to go to that level.  We might feel we are being pulled apart or stripped of those comfortable things in life, but the sacrifice will be well worth it.

Just remember, He wants us to take pleasure in what He delights in and nothing more.  What we must give up will not be missed.  He fills that void so miraculously.  He has so much more to offer than this world.  When we let go there will be a wonderful feeling of release.  When we have had a glimpse of life with Christ, it's hard to go back to our old one.  He will never fail us and will only bring good results.  The riches of His kingdom are ours if we only arise and go with Him.

He is saying to you:  "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love." - John 15:9.  We can respond to Him:  "You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence." - Acts 2:28

Father God, let us look into your wonderful face.  Teach us there is no total comfort in what this world has to offer.  It is fleeting.  Develop our hearts that we might have an attitude of gratefulness in having your Son as our Light, our Path and the focus of our life.  What You have done for us, Father!  Simply amazing.  Amazing grace.  Grace and peace.  Peace and love.  Let us take hold of that deep within our spirits that we might hear You calling us to arise and go with You.  What an amazing ride it will be!