February 19, 2013

Never Let Me Go - Linda Aleta Tame

The most cherished moments of my life are the ones when I sense God's presence. Moments like while talking on the phone, my husband and I gazed at the moon together, even though he was in Texas and I was in Manitoba.

Another cherished moment was during an intimate worship time at a women's conference. It was at the end of the service; the worship team was softly playing, "Draw Me Close to You." I closed my eyes, made the words my own, made the sentiments my own. I floated away to the beauty of His presence, completely immersed in His overwhelming love.

Jesus and I were dancing. At first, I could see us gliding across the dance floor, and then as though a camera lens zoomed me in, I was right there in the strength of His arms. An almost unbearable tenderness filled me as I was swept away in that moment of divine embrace. I sang the lyrics to the song "Never let me go" and "Let me know You are here," and meant them. I didn't want the dance to ever end, but the song was coming to a close. I looked at my Saviour, pleading. His amazing eyes were filled with love as He handed me a long-stemmed rose.


He said, "I'll never let you go.  I am always here."

I sunk into a chair, wanting to stay in the afterglow, but the conference was over and it was time to pack up our things and travel the seven hours back home. I shared my experience with the three women traveling with me, and when I said, "Then He gave me a rose," one woman gasped,

"Really? He gave me a rose too, during the same song!"

We rejoiced over sharing such an incredible event. We rejoiced at the confirmation that the Kingdom of God is a reality even now, and that Christ indeed loves His Bride. He draws us close to Him, He never lets us go and He's always here. Nothing separates us from Him; we are always together.





4 comments:

  1. Oh, Linda, what a beautiful posting! What a wondrous experience with Him!

    I'm soooo glad you shared this with us... it reminds me of similar cherished moments I've experienced with Him.

    Isn't He just the best! A person just can't help falling in love over and over when He shows us how much He's in love with us.

    Lovely rose!

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  2. Thank you Brenda. So true...He loves us, and shows us that He does!

    Blessings to you,
    Linda

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  3. The ultimate 'rose ceremony' :)

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  4. I love it when God does stuff like this! I've seen myself dancing with Jesus and also "watched" him really getting down with the music during a lively worship set. It goes against the grain, to see such things, when one has been brought up to expect a dignified and rather remote silence from God during worship services.

    Amazingly, God seems to enjoy us as much as (if not more than) we enjoy him - who would have thought? :-)

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