Psalm 45: 10-11
Last week at our local monthly Fellowship of Christian Writer’s meet up, Author Laurel Thomas came to speak about picking titles for different genres. This was the second time I had the pleasure to meet and hear her. She has an infectious smile and His joy pervades her words and actions, plus, she is just plain fun.
I donated a mug as a fundraiser for our writing group with this encouraging verse printed on its surface:
“My heart overflows with a pleasing them:
I address my verses to the king;
My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer”
Psalms 45:1
Laurel shared this is one of her favorite verses too, and if I remember correctly, she said it hangs in her writing room. The Message version she shared delighted us all:
“My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the river into words”
The next day, I looked up the “Wedding Song” Psalm 45 and read it in the Message translation. Two verses sung to my heart during this Lenten season, its lyrics rekindling my love for Him, Psalms 45:10-11:
“Now listen, daughter, don’t miss a word:
forget your country, put your home behind you.
Be here – the king is wild for you.
Since he’s your lord, adore him.”
He is wild for you. Just think, the Creator God who set the stars in motion and governs over all is wild for you, and we are asked to adore Him.
Everyday, don’t you want to live in His wild love?
May you know this truth deep in your bones and may He enable you to live wholly abandoned to Him for His glory, others’ good, and your joy.
