It's Been A While

" Does a lady forget and neglect to wear her jewelry,
or a new bride forget her marriage girdle (wedding ring)?
Yet My people have forgotten Me, days without number." (Jeremiah 2:32)

When God talks like this, his words should startle us. The vulnerability it presents does not seem to connect well with our view of "Almighty". We think an "Almighty" God means he is powerful, self-sufficient and nothing and no one can hurt him.

Quite contrary to our understanding, power and self sufficiency does not contradict to vulnerability. Indeed God is powerful and self-sufficient, yet his heart seems so tender, that he will get hurt, and get hurt by the people he loves. He may get hurt by his children. He may get hurt by you.

It's amazing how often God calls his children to love him and how often he was grieved when they don't. God seems to desire so endlessly of your love. Even if you have loved him, he asks for more. Even if you give him more, he longs for even greater.

"It's been a while..." he says. It's been a while that you quietly sit with him. It's been a while that you rest yourself in his arms. It's been a while that you were captivated by his gentle words. It's been a while that you were in tears by his love. It's been a while that you sing a lyric and actually mean it. It's been a while that you fall for his smiles. It's been a while that you agree with what he says. It's been a while that you care about what he cares. ...

"Ah, it's been a while ..." he says.