Becoming One

I live in a 100+ year old farmhouse, and there is no heat upstairs in my bedroom. Needless to same, it is a very uncomfortable process to change into my pjs every evening. One thing keeps me focused, the anticipation of sliding into my electric blanket-warmed, flannel-sheeted cocoon.  The similar temperature of my body, and that of my nest, makes it difficult to differentiate between the two of us, thus causing the sensation of “becoming one” with my bed.  Heavenly! I‘ve been repeating this scene, every winter evening, for well over 35 years, and the joy that I find in that  warm, comfy haven has never faded.   Just the other night, as I was melting into sleep, these verses, on “oneness” came to mind.  The Biblical concept, of two different things combining to become one, was first laid out in Genesis.  “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24.  We have come to accept these directives as the foundation for marriage.  Inseparability, like cream in your coffee, impossible to pull apart once combined. It‘s interesting that our relationship with God, is often referred to in marital terms.  “…just as a young man commits himself to his bride. Then God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.” Isaiah 62:5. When we say yes, to God’s “proposal” of salvation, he rejoices over us, and we  become one with Him, physically and spiritually. Christ told us this, “The Father and I are one." John 10:30, and that same oneness is available to us.  Jesus replied, "All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. John 14:23. A nearness, an indwelling and an intimacy, that no human relationship, or warm bed, will ever come close to achieving; oh joy of joys!! Seems impossible, doesn’t it?  But it’s a promise, one that offers so much more than we can ever imagine. Have you experienced the bliss of oneness yet?