Words of Encouragement Scripture: Song of Solomon 6:2,3 2. My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of balsam, to pasture his flock in the gardens and gather lilies. 3. I am my beloveds and my beloved is mine, he who pastures his flock among the lilies. My focus is on verse 3. To get the full significance of this precious sentence we should compare it with chapter 2:16. Remark their parallelism and their contrast. My beloved is mine, and I am his. He pastures his flock among the lilies. And this: I am my beloveds and my beloved is mine, he who pastures his flock among the lilies. In the first of these couplets the Spouse lays the first emphasis on her hold of the Beloved; only secondarily does she congratulate herself that she is his. But in the second couplet her chief thought is that she belongs to him. In the earlier stages of Christian life, we think most of what we have in Christ; afterwards we love to dwell on His possession of us. You are His estate, for him to cultivate and rear successive crops for His praise and glory. you are His jewel, to obtain which He renounced all, and on which He will expend infinite care, cutting your facets, and polishing you to shine brightly in His light. You are His house in which He can dwell, opening ouit unexpected apartments and passages. You are a member of His body, through which he will fulfill His holy purpose. You are His bride, to win whom He came from afar. You are owned, possessed, inhabited, loved, with a peculiar personal affection. As Keble says: Thou art thy Saviors darling; doubt no more. As the bridegroom to his chosen, As the king unto his realm, As the keep unto the castle, As the pilot to the helm, So, Lord, art Thou to me. So, be encouraged, my friend! P.S. Here is a hymn album that will minister to and inspire you: O Glorious Love . Enjoy https://youtube/watch?v=Tkx8WAycYAc&list=RDypQZJ9rEMwQ&index=2
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:05:49 +0000
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