Today I was praying and I told God, "Thank You for loving me when I was unlovely." He corrected me saying, "You have NEVER been unlovely to me!
As I meditate on this, I wonder, do we even understand this ROMANCE we are in? Do you understand that there is a truth held in tension that says, "When you seek Me you will find Me.", but the greater truth is that "He finds us, He pursues us!"
Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all he days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
Surely: When you see this word it means for you to pay special attention to the following truth. It is an affirmation of the truth, the certainty of the words to follow.
Follow/Pursue: The word follow here means to "pursue", to eagerly track down, to hunt someone with relentless abandon, to chase, to run after. It is intense and passionate. It is not done half-heartedly, but with boundless energy and compassion.
What is pursuing us like this? God's GOODNESS AND UNFAILING LOVE!
Even on your worst day He was hunting you down to show you His great love and care for you! Even on your best day, when your heart strays from Him...He is chasing you down with MORE LOVE, MORE KINDNESS!
Do you know that in Hebrew the word SHALOM is roughly translated as ROMANCE? Shalom is the wholeness of God, it is His EVERYTHING, His completeness...there is nothing more to be had and He has given it all to US because of His amazing love!
You are His bride! He says, "Come away with me! Come into my presence...let me love on you! He SO LOVED YOU...He GAVE the ultimate for you. Even when you were unlovely, you were lovely to Him!
Love and Joy,
Teresa
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