Song of Solomon – Page 19 – I'm Following Jesus

KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Friday, June 02, 2017
Chapters: Song of Solomon 5-8
Message: Christ Is My Beloved

Hello My Friend,

Beloved, to be loved or greatly loved. We all long to be loved, there brings no greater joy than to for someone to share their love toward us. Quite often, we do not feel loved at all, in fact, we feel unloved and unworthy of even being loved. The truth is, we are all loved, no greater love is shown than in Jesus, who gave His life to save us from a burning fiery hell. Much more than that, we are His and He is ours, in Him we love and are loved. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” – John 15:13,16.

When we first decide to live our lives with Jesus an excitement and liveliness comes about us, we cannot wait to see what God can do for us. As time goes by, and life gets in the way, we tend to lose that liveliness, some lose it so much that they forget Jesus is still with them. He calls and calls, but His voice gets drowned out under a pile of sin, then He has no choice, but to step back and let them figure it out on our own. In the Song of Solomon, we have a wife singing of her husband, and it is a sad song. She sings of her broken heart after he walks away because she neglected him, now she is searching all over for him, but cannot find him.

“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him. I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.” – Song of Solomon 5:2-7.

“but my beloved had withdrawn himself,” While God is forgiving, there does come a time when He will withdraw Himself from those who live in sin. This does not mean He takes away their salvation, but He will back away and let them fend for themselves until they repent and return to Him. What is so important about living a moral and Godly life when it is not required to be saved? Gratefulness. Do you have any idea what Jesus went through in order for us to be saved from the fiery pits of hell? The beating, skin ripping, mocking, spiting, the pain He endured, alone should be enough for us to be forever grateful. He died a horrible death so that we may live, the least we can do to thank Him is live our lives as if it had Jesus in it. “For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.” – Galatians 5:13.

Getting through hardships caused by sin makes the believer understand the love of Christ, and that only through the grace of God we are even saved. Once we belong to Christ, nothing can separate us from Him. It’s sad that so many saved people will never understand just how much He loves them. God’s mercy and grace upon us is just amazing, but if we do not acknowledge it, then we will always be wondering where He is. The bride continues to search for her groom, and finally finds him.

“My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.” – Song of Solomon 6:2-3,8-12.

“she is the choice one of her that bare her.” Each one of us is unique and different, we may all share common interests, but God made each one of us for a purpose. Jesus is never too far that He cannot be found, all we have to do to see Him is turn around. Jesus loves us, He feels our pain and does not want us to suffer, but we do need to come to Him if we want to turn things around.

“I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.” – Song of Solomon 7:10-13.

“and his desire is toward me.” Jesus only wants the best for us, He gave His life for us, He shed His blood, that we may be able to live eternally with Him. Of course, He wants the best for those who put their trust solely upon Him for their salvation, and even more than that. He is the vine of the vineyard, His saved are the branches, in order for our lives to flourish with an abundance of fruit we need to nourish our branch with the food it needs to grow by feeding the vine first. Any plant that produces ripe, edible, sweet fruit gets that way with a lot of pruning, weeding, and feeding it with the nutrients and water it needs. Our relationship with Jesus is the same way, the more love we give to the Him the more love we give it the more fruitful we become, but those who remain in sin will die in their sin. “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” – John 15:5-7.

All this happens because God is a jealous God, once we belong to Him He will not share us with another. If we choose to love something else more than Him He will feel neglected and cheated. Why? He loves you, He went through a lot for you to be who you are today, He rejoices when He is able to walk with you, and He will get jealous if something else gets more of your attention. Here we have the bride getting jealous went she sees other women around her groom.

“Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.” – Song of Solomon 8:5-7.

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart,” Jesus seals us with His blood, we are forever settled in the arms of our Saviour. Just like any spouse or person spoken for would get jealous when their love is hanging on another, so does God. God does not want to take away all our joy in life, but He does want us to make Him Lord of our life, that means putting Him first and at the center of all that we do. Truthfully, if we put God first and make Him the center of our lives, He will eliminate all the worldly things that once brought us joy and replace them with wonderful, amazing things that bring us great joy. “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity” – II Timothy 2:19.

Jesus Christ Magnified: Today, Jesus is revealed as the bridegroom who knocks at the door, waiting for His bride to open it (Son 5:2). Jesus stands at the door of every heart, knocking. “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” – Revelation 3:20.

Today’s Prayer: Jesus, You showed us how much You love us by sacrificing Your life on the cross, and offering eternal life to all who believe in You. No matter how much we resist, no matter how many times we back away from You, You are right there, patiently waiting for us to come to You with all that we are going through. You want to comfort us, guide us, and give us hope through all the circumstances we face. You knock and knock, but we tend to neglect You and lose the sense of Your presence in the process. Lord, open our ears and hearts, help us to get past our circumstances and turn to You for all things, I know it is only by coming to You that I can truly know Your love and love You. In Your name Jesus, Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,

Christina

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