Seduced By God

I bless you to be

Smitten

By the beauty of

God’s holiness

As was Jeremiah.

Your English translation

Won’t dare to render it such,

But, in one of his raw, honest moments,

Declared: “O Lord,

You seduced me

And I was seduced.” (Jer. 20:7)

It’s the word used to describe

What they wanted Delilah to do

To Samson (Judges 16:5)

And the word the Lord uses

To describe how He would

Allure His people after exile (Hos. 2:14).

God is more like a gentleman

Courting his beloved

Than a hunter capturing his prey.

He goes to unsearchable lengths

To woo you

So that you fall in love with Him.

He wants to intrigue you,

Not suffocate you.

He wants to attract you,

Not smother you.

He wants you to want Him.

May you see Him in His splendor

And find your heart falling for Him afresh!

O, worship the Lord

In the beauty of His holiness. (Psalm 96:9)