Reprinted with the permission of the author
The Dove's Coo!
by Annetta P. Lee (For
Priority Girls Blog-site)
http://prioritygirls.blogspot.com/
Friday, May 25, 2012
Job 36:16 - “He is wooing you from the jaws
of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your
table laden with choice food. (NIV)
Do you want to experience the unfathomable
love of God? Indeed, He is even now wooing us unto Himself by the indwelling
Holy Spirit.
I asked the Lord what He would have me
share in regard to our relationship with the Holy Spirit. I felt impressed to
keep this simple. This impression was confirmed when early Sunday morning before
church He beckoned me to sit alone in my opened garage. Amidst the cheerful
sound of chirping birds, I heard the distinct cooing of doves. Because I was
there to hear Him, the cooing was immediately quickened.
As believers, we are aware that often the Holy
Spirit is portrayed as a dove—his characteristics and style. The dove also
symbolizes “peace”.
John 14:26-27 – But the Helper, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and
bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with
you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (NKJV)
So, what is it that the Lord was attempting
to show me?
First, I believe it essential to
acknowledge that the dove will never cast us out, but lovingly draw us to Him
by a distinct call.
John
6:37 – All that the Father gives Me will come to Me,
and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. (NKJV)
John 6:44 – No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. (NKJV)
Adult doves have two major calls: First, a
regular “cooing” tone usually uttered with the neck stretched up and the throat
blown out. Spiritualizing the effort would indicate an alarm or warning to pay
attention. Secondly, a quiet tone uttered without inflating the throat, for
purposes of contact and appeasing a mate, which includes reminding us of whose
we are. This call, obviously, speaks of intimacy.
From childhood until now, we have been
beckoned to a journey of the heart—a journey filled with intimacy, adventure,
and beauty—a sacred romance that also meets with necessary risks. Ignoring the
whispered call of the dove is like placing a great gulf fixed between two
lovers.
SOS 5:6 – I opened for my beloved, but my
beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I
sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
(NKJV)
The Dove’s Coo calls to us in our own
individual language: our fondest memories, our greatest loves, our noblest
achievements, even our deepest hurts. The reward is certainly worth any risk.
My sisters, God Himself yearns for us. May
I encourage you to pay the cost with time, sincere thanksgiving, worship and
praise, obedience, and attentiveness. Yes, and even seasons of walking through
the mud in the rain.
Though now I occasionally feel as old as
white thread, I still dance on the clouds with Him, the One my soul loves. I
still enjoy the warmth of His affection, the prickling of His manifested
presence, the soothing of His whisper, and the pure ecstasy of His touch. This
Sacred Romance still strikes a chord in me that yet increase my longing for
more.
If you crave for something more, even if
you don’t know what that something is, then turn your face to Him—be still, and
listen for His coo!
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