doves eyes, forever: Im sitting here in my hotel room in Decatur, Illinois getting my heart and mind ready to share the Word tomorrow at First Church and then lead the Prayer Encounter for the Illinois district this week. I already miss my family and church family back home in Texas. But sitting in this room tonight Im flooded with a very real sense of Gods holy unmistakable presence. And I felt like Jesus just began to talk with me. Jesus took me back in my thoughts to February when I felt led to do an Encounter Weekend on the Song of Songs for Crossroads Tab. It was such a wonderful study and for me personally it was heart changing. Maybe one of the most beautiful revelations in the Song of Songs is that God longs to give us doves eyes. Eyes that are single, pure, and only for Him. Holy eyes that pursue Jesus where ever He leads, forsaking all else. In truth, I taught the Song of Songs study and enjoyed it but over these months I am convicted that my eyes werent always like the eyes of a dove that focuses only on its life long mate. I got distracted not so much by worldly desires but by doubts and discouragement, by fear and cares, and by the painful struggles, tests, and difficulties of people I love. But even with my own sense of failure to always stay focused on the One my heart loves and to have that single vision like a dove, tonight Jesus reminded me of one of the last scenes in the Song of Songs. In chapter 8, the friends of the beloved ask a searching question as they look out into the desert: Who is this coming up from the desert leaning on her lover?--SS 8:5 What a stirring and breathtaking moment. I begin to cry when I think about the deep significance of this scene. And then all of a sudden here in my room I sensed Jesus saying, Corey youve been in a desert, but youre coming out and youre leaning on your lover. Youre leaning on me. Im melted by Jesus tenderness and grace tonight. I know I havent had perfect 20/20 doves eyes, but I know that Im still leaning on Jesus--on the One my heart loves. Im praying that as followers of Jesus we would lean on our Lover like never before and with the Spirits help determine to have doves eyes, forever.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 03:18:40 +0000
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