Draw me..."A weekly Devotional" by Gbile Akanni

"Draw me, we will run after You. The King has brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in You, we will remember Your love more than wine; the upright love You.Son.1:4 - NKJV" 
Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his chambers. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.WEB
Take me away with you! Let's run off together! An elopement with my King-Lover! We'll celebrate, we'll sing, we'll make great music. Yes! For your love is better than vintage wine. Everyone loves you--of course! And why not? MSG
Take me with you, and we'll run away; be my king and take me to your room. We will be happy together, drink deep, and lose ourselves in love. No wonder all women love you! GNB
This is the first issue in my getting into a deep communion with my Lord.

"No man cometh to Me, unless the Father has drawn him" is the truth in every case of a man coming to God. The law of the earthly inertia is so strong on my soul. I have been so glued to this earth that it will take a strong pull from heaven to get me out of its hold. There is always one thing or the other to do that seeks to pull me away from the high place of communion. It is the bane of my life. It saps me of spiritual sensitivity. It robs me of the grace that could have been mine, if I had learnt to tarry at the throne of grace. The only answer is here: Draw me.

Take me away with You, and we'll run away. We will run away from the world system and its noise. We will run away from every distraction. Let's run off together! Jesus himself ran away to a solitary place. He pushed even disciples into the ship while He departed alone to a mountain apart, so as to be alone with His Father. The pursuit of God for any man demands that he runs away from the world system and all its toys to a place of solitude to be with God. But what is the critical point here for me today is that You have to take me away with you. I, on my own, cannot possibly extract myself from all the entanglements. O Lord, please take me away with you. Draw me and pull me into thyself.

The Message version describes it as an elopement with my King-Lover. I can appreciate this, when I think of how girls are eloped with in Tivland. She may be selling in the market, when her lover comes to draw her to a corner. A brief chat is enough to take her away without the notice of her parents or companions. She is taken away swiftly to an unknown destination. After some days, word is sent to her parents: "Your daughter is with us and has become our wife. Come let us negotiate the bride price"

It is clear. This is what I actually need to get away from the love and the hold of the world. It is a divine elopement. I will never be released unto You by any form of bargain. There will always be one thing to do or the other to attend to. I am growing old and I have not yet struck my generation with the punch of thy call on my life. My punches are still so weak and light that it has not created the needed impact. O Lord, help me this day. Take me away with you. Take me into your chambers. You are my King. Take me to your room dear Lord. Take me away from peripheral living. Take me away from superficiality.
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