UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHT

Today's reading: Song of Solomon 3-4

"Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the swift gazelles and the deer of the wild, not to awaken love until the time is right." Song of Solomon 3:5 NLT

While this verse, and the others sprinkled throughout Solomon's Song, are usually quoted in reference to abstinence before marriage, I'm not convinced it's the only message God is sending to us.

What if...

What if, this verse reminds the pushy/bossy/managerial/directive/organizational/impatient ones among us not to 'push' God on those we long to see love Christ?

Is it asking us to allow the Holy Spirit to do his work?

Is it reminding us that we, ourselves, are not the Holy Spirit?

Is it asking us to pause and consider our own track record in comparison to God's--in regards to drawing all men unto Him?

A love for God cannot be sold, transferred, caught or pushed on another. 

Let's be very careful to follow God's lead in regards to pouring Jesus into the lives of others.