It all starts with just a glance... But it's that second lingering look that may open your heart and capture your soul. (lg)
Glance means to take a quick look at something. It is used nine times in the Bible.
Do you ever wonder at the bigness of God? There are so many people in the world that I wonder how He knows my name or what I am doing. If we think of Him as a personal God He has to have an amazing mind and memory.
He sees the end from the beginning. He knows the number of hairs on our heads. He knows our thoughts. I do not know how that is possible. He talks to each of us if we are listening. And nothing is too hard for Him. The Bible says that with just a glance He examines humanity.
This same God not only knows everything about us as humans, but he delights in us. He can see our love for Him as He takes a glance into our eyes. If we are beholding Him with love and affection He knows this and He is overcome by how we feel about Him. The words of Song of Solomon say, “For you reach into my heart. For with one flash of your eyes I am undone by your love, my beloved, my sister, my bride. You leave me breathless- I am overcome by merely a glance from your worshiping eyes, for you have stolen my heart.”
How can we not love this one who came from heaven and reminded us of the first great commandment to love Him with all our heart, soul, and mind? He loves me loving Him. As the old saying goes, “this causes me to meltdown into my socks”. So take a deep breath.
This has been His plan for us since the beginning. And we are here at this point in history for a reason. In the Book of Revelation 1:16, we see him again.
“In His right hand He held seven stars, and a sharp, two-edged sword was seen coming from His mouth; and His glance resembled the sun when it is shining with its full strength”. He is the living One Who will take us through the rest of our days with His love, peace, and victory. He says “Fear not, for I am with you”.
His glance is always toward us.
You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride. You have captured my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. SOS 4:9
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Written by Joann Turnbull
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