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Here I am psyching upself up with one of the most beautiful & shocking passage I've stumbled upon.
Hosea 2.
This one here shows GOD as a lover bent on persuing my heart. Read it in context of course... The whole passage is very vivid and graphic, go read it yourself. It's talking bout Israel's adultery, but I guess this is just my different personal take on it.
I kinda like it.
First, God says He will thwart my efforts in finding life apart from Him.
6 Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.
7 She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
she will look for them but not find them.
I guess He does this to wear me out, and in the end get me to turn back to Him in all longing for comfort; as He often does. The taking aside from every other source of comfort so that He, and He alone, can have my heart's attention.
14 "Therefore I am now going to allure her;
I will lead her into the desert
and speak tenderly to her.
But it is in this specific verse:
16 "In that day," declares the LORD,
"you will call me 'my husband';
you will no longer call me 'my master'.
19 I will betroth you to me forever;
I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,
in love and compassion.
that it hits home that He's offering me an experience not as the God-way-up-there-in-the-skies, but the pursuer of my heart. As Lover. It's like a promotion from Potter/Clay relationship, to Shepherd/Sheep, and then suddenly Bridegroom/Bride. It just keeps getting better and so much more beautiful, His promises.
Oh, I'm so ashamed. That here I am dissecting bit by bit and it just strikes me how insolent I can be.. It's just something I can't comprehend. Like a pill too big to swallow but I know it's all good for me.
Jesus, how are you romancing me now?
