~This devotion was taken from my book Visions of Celestial Love
A bright sunny grassland stretches forth, with a merry sky and vibrant flowers. Jesus, You are sitting on a turf covered rock and I am sitting by Your feet, looking up with wonder at Your words. As You speak, Your words show up as changing colorful lights in the spiritual realm. They move like clouds thick with water. Like formless sparkling clouds radiating glimmering golden dust, they flow to me, forming a marble cup as beautiful as amber alabaster stone, yet softer than rose petals in April’s light rain.
Continue speaking dear Jesus, my heart begs. I reach for the cup and it drifts into my hands. Tell me of true love, I ask inside. Your words are never-endingly beautiful. As You continue, Your words become life-giving liquid in my cup: words that are spiritually healing and heart-strengthening. I gladly lift my cup to my lips and drink in the truth. Just one cup full of Your love lasts a lifetime.
Jesus’s words become sweet fruit and warm bread that I eat until I am filled, cleansed, and healed spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Satisfied, content, and unashamed, I freely lay my hands on His leg like a daughter would her father. I rest my chin on my hands and smile at Him, looking up with peaceful hazel eyes. Jesus rubs my back in circular motions. His hand feels like hot spa water on my back. Like spa rocks, His touch relaxes my muscles and removes all pain.
“Beloved and child,” He calls me. “Darling and beautiful.”
My heart melts with His endearing words. The wind picks up and blows on the fabric of His long lengthy robe. I am lost in His clothing as it blows over my face, like a child through her mother’s clothesline on a breezy day. Covered in the dust of my Rabbi, I am found in His pure love.
“A delightful book that reflects the praises from a heart that desires to abide closely with our Heavenly Father. Written in a style that summons us to experience a journey of deeper intimacy with a loving God. Ashley covers the foundation of the Christian faith that brings encouragement and assurance of God’s promises when faced with life’s challenges. Embracing our uniqueness and the safety of transparency before our Maker who cares about the most intricate details of our life. Yes, an invitation indeed from the One and only who can fill what are heart’s ache for.” — Jocelyn Reyna, Entrepreneur