LOVE TALK

Psalm 27:8 “My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.” NLT The same verse reads this way in the NKJ version, “When you said, Seek my face; my heart said to you, Your face, LORD, I will seek.” NKJV

There are times in every loving, caring relationship when one heart cries out to the other, “Come and talk with me. Spend time with me; just me!”

It’s really a matter of the heart. Hearts that care for each other need that special one on one time, exchanging words of encouragement, care, reinforcement, and tenderness. This special time is like a life giving stream flowing into a stagnating pond, renewing everything it touches, and refreshing tired or worn areas of the relationship. Real love is sharpened and strengthened in these one on one exchanges. The opposite is also true; that when these one on one heart exchanges do not occur on a regular and frequent basis, the relationship suffers and weakens considerably.

When two people are in love they may say “I love you!” a hundred times a day, however there are times when nothing else matters, and the concerns of the day have been placed aside. Our worries, cares and anxieties have been driven out of our minds by a concentrated, focused, intentional effort to become one with those we love. We sit face to face, heart to heart, gazing into each other’s eyes and beings. We speak the words quietly, from the inner most parts of our being, “I love you!” and in moments like these, those three words can brighten the darkest day and resurrect the deadest hearts and lives.

Acts 3:19 states that the same is true with our Heavenly Father. The Holy Spirit reveals that “…times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” When the Supreme Creator of the universe bends His knee and stoops to lend His ear to our heart cry, no matter what our need, He pours out a response that fills our being with His Presence. God listens to our heart’s cry and then in the way that only He can, He speaks a word that revives the very core of our being and faith comes alive. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17

Many think that this means every time we read the Bible our faith is renewed and strengthened, and it is. However this passage uses the Greek word “rhema” for “word of God.” It means that still small voice that is gently commanded into our spirit being as we wait upon the Lord in silence, longing to hear His voice.

God calls us to get quiet and still in His Presence. He calls us to come and converse with Him. This is the scene portrayed in Isaiah 40:31. “But those who wait upon (Sit quietly, focused on Him, hearts straining to hear His voice.) the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings as eagles; they will run, and not be weary; and they will walk, and not faint.” As we sit in the Presence of the Lord and exchange our hearts with Him, we come alive again.

The staggering thought in today’s passage is that Father God has these same longings in the core of His being for you. God’s heart beats with these thoughts, “Come and talk with me.” He longs for your fellowship and your intimacy. 1Corinthians 1:9 states that we “…were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” This fellowship conveys a heart empowered exchange of feelings and loving actions and mutual concern for the well being of one another. It means investing time in empowering and building the relationship.

Do not let this week pass until you have spent some alone time with those who are most precious to you! Put everything else aside and concentrate all of your focused heart in their direction. Watch them come alive under your gaze.

Do not let this Day pass until you’ve spent time with your Maker. Listen to His voice and let your heart respond as He proclaims “I have loved you…with an everlasting love. I have drawn you to Myself.” Jeremiah 31:3