He won't relent until He has it all
No matter how hard we try to run away, hide or just turn a deaf ear, God will not give up. For a while now I've been listening to the song “Relentless” by Jesus Culture and not for one second had I thought of searching for the below words in the Bible.
"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it..." Song of Solomon 8:6,7
That is a passionate love letter between a husband and wife--between King Solomon and his bride. But perhaps the most profound and amazing thing is, that these words are not limited to an earthly husband and wife. At the heart of the Song of Solomon, is a message of God's love for us--of Christ's love for His Bride, the Church. And this Heavenly Romance is at the very center of all of Scripture. It's such a profound mystery that I have only begun to scratch the surface of it.
But the lyric to "You Won't Relent" that gripped my heart from the very first time I heard it (maybe because of the season I was in, or certain things God was speaking to my heart at the time) is the part that says "You won't relent until You have it all, my heart is Yours." According to Webster, to be relentless means "showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose." You see, God wants our hearts--our whole hearts.
I am so guilty of what the scripture says.
"The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Isaiah 29:13
God won't stop cutting away all the things that hold our hearts other than Him, all the wordly things--the idols--that keep us from walking even more intimately with our Savior. He is RELENTLESS in this, showing no signs of giving up in His purpose. God wants nothing more from us than for us to love Him with all of our heart. Even more than our church attendance, more than our tithes, more than our music preference. One of the most frustrating things to see is someone trust in Christ for salvation, but then their walk with their Savior ends there. From the time we are saved, God begins to mold us, to shape us, to make us more like Him. He is changing our lives daily. And that involves a breaking away from the world that used to hold our heart. So God begins to break us away from the world, piece by piece, bit by bit. And for our entire lives, He continues to break us of the worldly things. And He won't relent until He is finished, until He has our whole heart.
I am so stubborn at times, because I know what happens when I give God permission to cut away all the unwanted things. IT HURTS ME SO MUCH
I want to be taught daily. I want to look away from all that is happening around me no matter how hard it is. God knows how I battle to stay focused. I know how jealous He gets when I give attention to the world, and yet He never stops loving me. Writing this brings tears to my eyes. I have to make decisions daily, decisions that affects my life, my family’s lives, my friendships and I cannot do it without God.
God wants your heart. And He won't relent until He has it all.
So trust Him with it. He will not lead you astray.
"Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead." PSALM 86:11-13
In His Love
Leslene
