What is beautiful to us? Does anything enrapture us?

A few things come to mind, but do they take our heart to a world outside its own? Or do they not rattle our own confines? Are these things truly “the beautiful”?

Asked, “Is Jesus ravishing your heart?” Is that even expected? To ravish means “TO TRANSPORT with emotion, esp. joy and delight.” Rather, unstirred, comfortable, not wishing to be transported, wanting to be just left alone.

But He will ravish. The heart is created place to be filled with delight for Him – that pliable place that has become a heart of flesh (Ez 11:19). How sad to waste the occupancy of the heart in the marathon of life void of such a relationship!

He will ravish our heart (S of Song 4:9). And tasting we will become pliable and “fleshy,” and desire to return again and again.

A B Simpson’s experience overflowed into opening an unexpectant heart…”Do you see the glory of God in the face of Jesus? The glory of God’s compassionate grace, the glory of His conquering love, the glory of His constraining mercy, the glory of His almighty power, the glory of His sanctifying truth, the glory of His satisfying beauty, the glory of His all-comforting tenderness, the glory of His sufficient strength, and the glory of His all-glorious Person.”

This be Jesus, ours. Let us turn in unto Him again, flexible to see what may….—————————