In the longing and searching for
fulfillment in our lives, Jesus beckons to us to join Him behind closed doors.
Sometimes it may seem that we don’t have time because so many other voices
demand our attention. Even clutter in our homes is noisy, and it can be
difficult to hear the Lord’s voice summoning us. Sometimes we even know He is calling, but
we are afraid to meet with Him…
Afraid of exposure and judgment, afraid of visiting
pain…yet He is a persistent lover, ever faithful and ever available. Can you hear Him today whispering to you, “Come!”?
“For a moment leave all that and simply BE
with Me. I see what is in your life. I’ve heard all that you have spoken and
even thought. Believe Me, I KNOW. So, come; come into My arms, little one, and
rest with Me. Stay awhile. Let Me enfold you, securing you in My life.
Receive My breath, My Spirit, into your
body. Receive My touch. I adore you. With Me you are SAFE. With Me, you are
HIDDEN.
Don’t you know that in My gaze of you, the
deep void in your heart to be loved for who you are is revealed? To be loved,
not for the use of others, but just because you are you.
So many times you have had to control your
circumstances and have had to manipulate things because you’ve been afraid that
if you didn’t, you wouldn’t get what you so desperately needed: to be accepted,
noticed, adored, truly seen…but most of all CHERISHED.
Work hasn’t satisfied this craving. Drugs
haven’t satisfied it, nor sex, exercise, food, or even striving works done in
My name. Many times you have been paid in the love and attention you need, but
it has been empty because you know that it hasn’t been freely given. This
brings such dissatisfaction, little one—emptiness and despair.
‘Will no one love me?’ you silently cry.
Oh, how I hear your aching heart! Oh, how My heart aches, too, for the
thought of you or for you to come to Me, My own one. Come to Me.
With My left hand under your head and My
right hand embracing you, I will smooth your brow. I will push the hair behind your ears and
listen to you. Stroking your forehead, I will GIVE to you, speak to your heart,
nurture your soul, and heal your wounds. I will care for you kindly, holding
you dear, treat you with tenderness, and foster you. I will hold you closely to
Me in honour.
Let the cry come out, ‘Oh Jesus, make the
hurting stop!’ And I will, but know very well that it could be the fleshly part
of you that is whining, ‘No!’ as I ask you to lay down your life to receive Me.
Peace like a river will flood you as you come into My presence, but you must
come in trust, with honesty.
I speak a fresh adoption to you this day:
Belonging, HOME! I speak PLACE! Do you not know that your home is in My
heart? Your dwelling place is Me, your Most High, and
Mine is you. Yes, My love is a consuming FIRE, but do not be afraid. It is
what you long for, indeed, what you were born for.
Come to Me often behind the door of
society’s demands, behind the door of all the pressure that is not of My
Kingdom. You and I alone. Much is imparted in the silence of being. Be reformed
into My image.
Then, go OUT! THEN, be empowered to give,
not in order to get, but to BE My life in our world. THIS is true freedom, your
birthright and our delight.”
—Theora Meyers, Hearts on Fire Ministries and House of Intrepid, Alberta, Canada
—Theora Meyers, Hearts on Fire Ministries and House of Intrepid, Alberta, Canada