KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Friday, June 01, 2018
Chapters: Song of Solomon 1-4
Message: The Lily Of The Valley
Hello My Friend,
The Book of Song of Solomon contains eight chapters, the author is King Solomon and it was written to his bride and all believers. The timeline is approximately 1014 BC. The purpose of the book is to show the intimate relationship between Jesus and the Church as demonstrated by the intimate marriage relationship between a husband and wife. What we are to learn from the book is that the divine model of love between a man and his wife is the pattern for a relationship between Christ (Man) and the Church (His Bride). “My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” – Song of Solomon 2:16.
Neglect; Omission; forbearance to do any thing that can be done or that requires to be done. There truly is something incredible when we realize how much Jesus loves us, and exactly what He has done to show His love for us. While we will never fully comprehend what Jesus has done for us, we accept and receive Him as our Saviour fully trusting what He did on the cross. Once we accept Him as our Saviour we become His bride, meaning we enter a marriage with Him, one that even in death we will not part. Sadly, many do believe in Christ, but neglect the one important thing they need to do to become His bride, to receive Him. Song of Solomon begins with Solomon’s bride and her talking about her love for her bridegroom, she anticipates the day she becomes his wife, but realizes something, she has neglected him.
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.” – Song of Solomon 1:2-8.
“but mine own vineyard have I not kept.” So many people believe in Jesus Christ, they even go as far as being the model Christian, but works are not what makes us His bride, it is receiving Him by grace that does. It is not enough to believe, we must admit our sins separate us, believe that He died to save us from our sin, and confess that we need only Him as our Saviour. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” – Romans 10:9-10.
There is nothing more exciting than the day you get saved and discover not only that you are saved, but that you and Jesus are one. Once we receive Him as our Saviour we are His and He is ours, it is literally a marriage sent from heaven. The lily of the valley, is known for its tiny pure white, bell-shaped flowers and unforgettable fragrance. Its beauty and fragrance foreshadow Jesus Christ, special attention is given to the lily of the valley, and also a rose, and if you read the passage carefully you will discover that this is Jesus Himself speaking.
“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” – Song of Solomon 2:1-4,8-10,16.
“and his banner over me was love.” One day will see just how much Christ’s love has protected us. His believers are beautiful in His eyes, clothed in His righteousness, adorned with the graces of His Spirit and thrive only in the bosom of their Saviour. Those whose hearts are filled with the love of Christ and the hope of heaven are rejoicing in Him and longing for the day they get to join Him at the wedding feast. “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” – Revelation 21:2-4.
The soul, you cannot see it or touch it physically, but you definitely know it is there. A lonely soul is probably the most noticeable as it never rests until it finds it’s one true source of happiness. We get an illustration of the brides lonely soul seeking her one true love.
“By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.” – Song of Solomon 3:1-4,9-11.
“crowned him in the day of his espousals,” We will all receive crowns the day we stand before our bridegroom, some will receive more than others, but we will all receive a crown of righteousness that allows us to stand before Him. When a man and woman become husband and wife they become one flesh, they are joined together as one flesh. When the soul is away from the one is loves it feels alone and disconnected from their love, longing for the day they can reunite. Jesus rejoices over every soul that reunites with Him. Solomon now, speaks of his bride and love for her.
“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” – Song of Solomon 4:9-12.
“how much better is thy love than wine!” Solomon responds just as his bride did, her love was more valuable that the most desirable and precious things of the earth. Sister; A woman of the same faith. Jesus only marries those who are of the same faith, those who believe in and have received Him as their Saviour. The love of a husband and wife is quite like the love of Jesus and His bride, there is a sweet savor that gives off something unforgettable. It is something that will last for eternity, but it is only prominent when He does mean more to us than anything else. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?” – I John 4:18-20.
Jesus Christ Magnified: “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” – Song of Solomon 2:1.
Today’s Prayer: God, You long to have a one on one relationship with us, one that is full of faith, trust, and honor, just as a husband and wife do when they vow to be one. While nothing is sure in life, one thing is sure, nothing can separate us from You. We may find some dark pathways, but You will always shine the Light to bring us back home. Lord, give me Your power to know You and love You with all my soul, heart, and mind. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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