The Still Small Voice

I will show you a vision of My beloved.
     In the blue current of My whisperings she is born. As an embryo she develops and this cherished one is birthed through My cross into My arms.
     She grows from infant to inquiring child; she is My delight. So new in her faith, she never stops asking questions. I hold her, and she is content to rest in My arms. She walks by My side, hand in hand; My dependent, trusting child.
     She continues to grow, and as she approaches the time of her budding into young womanhood, there is a change. She has turned her eyes away from Me and desires instead to find her own way.
     I wait patiently for her to return. In the meantime, I look ahead to her future. I see her on her wedding day. How beautiful she is! A queen in stature! Her adoration for Me shines from her eyes. She has bloomed into a fruitful garden, the work of her yielding to My nurturing hands.
     Oh, My bride, I can see you in your full maturity. I walk through your scented hills. I eat the sweet fruit I have grown on your vines and I lick the dew from My fingers. I rejoice in the intimacy we share alone in our room together. You have chosen to be here with Me preferring My sheltering arms above all others. My delightful bride! Crown of My heart!
     So I look back to where you are now, My rebellious teenager. You still can't see how much you are loved, no matter how hard I try to convince you. It will take a while, I know, for you to turn around and come back home to Me. Your trials will prepare you for your heart’s return.
     Oh, My rebellious one, if you could only see your future with Me, what a beautiful bride you will be! Until you come – I’ll be waiting.

Rose

Somewhere in you there is a rose longing to bloom.
Now it is just a frozen little bud afraid to move.
I will nurture you, My flower. I will water you with My power,
And smile upon you with My warmth.
Soon will your petals begin to open up to Me, one by one.
You will smile and laugh and reach out to touch the Son.
How I long to see you in full bloom,
To inhale the sweet, fragrant perfume of
Your praise to Me.

Hush Now, I give you peace. Hush now, I give you rest. Close your eyes for a while, you don’t need them as you think of Me. You shall not be distracted. Meditate upon My will. Give Me your thoughts, I shall refine them. As you cherish Me, I am cherishing you. Gather all the fallen petals in your mind and give them to Me. I shall restore them once again into one glorious, new flower.
     Hush now, child, come to Me and there remain. I have always longed to fellowship with thee, now stay. The two of us shall cleave together and become as one. You shall not leave My side, not even for a moment. There is nothing outside My will but darkness and pain. Although there is pain in all growth, your flower shall arise without thorns. Therein is the reward.

See the City
Revelation 21:2

See the city,
The glorious city adorned with
Precious Jewels.
See the city, which is the bride descending;
My precious one, this bride is you.
Each stone that constructs her represents
A virtue I desire.
The Holy Character
I have produced through your yielding to Me,
Is reflected in these stones most valuable to Me.
For they came through the sweat of your brow
As you knelt with Me in Gethsemane
Resisting temptation.
And each droplet of effort
You poured out because you love Me,
Became a jewel.
See the city,
The Glorious City,
Built by My grace working through you.
Oh, see the city,
The Beautiful City
Filled with radiant jewels of
My design.
There is no other beauty that can compare to her,
This lovely city,
My bride.

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Art copyright 1991 by J. Shively text copyright 1991 from The Still Small Voice by H.D. Shively