True love has a name. His name is Jesus! Surrender to His love. It will set you free!

5/7/2020

The Beloved
Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes.

The Shulamite
Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also, our bed is green. The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir. Song of Solomon 1:15-17 NKJV

The relationship has moved beyond courtship to intimacy. The young lovers behold each other with longing eyes. They steal away to a place known only to them.

Was this book written to reveal God’s passionate love for His people or is it the account of an actual romance that took place early in Solomon’s reign. It is both.

Solomon betrayed his passionate love. He took hundreds of brides and concubines. Some set their hearts on false gods. They worshiped idols. Solomon followed them into sin. Perhaps that is why Solomon said there is vanity under the sun.

True love became collateral damage when Adam and Eve disobeyed God. One of their children killed his brother. Sin spread to every corner of the earth as mankind multiplied. The institution of marriage has been perverted. Many of them end in divorce.

God is longsuffering and kind to us. Our welfare is important to Him. God is not the sources of evil and suffering in the world. He loves justice and truth. His love never fails. It never disappoints. His love for us is perfect in every way. His love endures forever!

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love 1 John 4:8 NKJV

True love is a gift from God!

The excitement of a man and women sharing simple pleasures and pursuing each other with honor and dignity is a type of the romantic relationship Jesus wants with us. Marriage is symbolic of the intimate relationship the Lord created us for.

In our fallen world love often leads to heartbreak and sorrow. The pursuit of it can lead us into sin. Love that grows and deepens over time can be tossed aside for the temporary pleasures of sexual passion. So many of us look for love in the wrong places.

The foolishness of men (and women) does not devalue God’s gift!

I know what it is like to feel unloved and unwanted. That is also a gift of God. It left a void in my heart only the true lover of my soul could fill. His love came pouring in like an avalanche of healing joy. It freed my soul so I could love the bride of my youth!

Have you ever felt unwanted or unloved? Have you ever looked for love in the wrong places?

True love has a name. His name is Jesus! Surrender to His love. It will set you free!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

True love has a name. His name is Jesus! Surrender to His love. It will set you free!

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