Arise, my darling!

Thurs night, as i was doing my devotion, i decided to read out loud chapter 2 of song of Songs to my dear Lord Jesus. As i was reading the passage aloud, it became so difficult to finish reading verse 10 untill 13. I was so convinced that God spoke to me through these three verses. He said:"Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me."

10 My lover spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. 11 See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. 12 Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. 13 The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me."

It was the most beautiful word that the Lord has spoken to me, He calls me His darling, His beautiful one. Such a great affection that He'd shown me and He's drawn me to Him with His loving kindness.

In Jeremiah 31.3 says: "...I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness"

"The winter is past; the rains are over and gone". He assured me, that the cold and gloomy session in my life has past, and over. So leave it behind, and move forward. As the flowers appear on the earth, trees bears its early fruit, and vines blossoming.... telling me that spring is coming... the season of spring in my life has began. "Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me"He says. Again, He assured me with His love, to follow Him and He will walk with me, together I'll spend the new season of my life with Him.

It reminds me an old chinese hymn written on song of songs...

“主啊，你吸引我，我就快跑随你，

我心深深与主密契。

虽然南风吹来，虽然北风兴起，

却溢出我园中香气。我主全然美丽，

我主满我心意。

主，你属我，我也属你，

众水不能熄灭，大水不能淹没，

我必我必爱主到底。”

"Dear Lord you draw me,

and I will come with you.

My heart's full affection for you.

Though the north blows past, and the south wind will blow,

the fragrance be wafted abroad.

My Lord, you're beautiful, my Lord fulfils my heart.

Dear Lord you're mine, and dear Lord I'm yours.

Water will not destroy, and the floods will not drawn.

Lord I will, I will love you so."

That's my prayer for Him, and yes i will draw close to you Lord, because He first loved me.