True love is the greatest of God’s gifts!

6/4/2020

His mouth is most sweet, Yes, he is altogether lovely, This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem! Song of Solomon 5:16 NKJV

The daughters of Jerusalem ask the Shulamite “What is your beloved more than another?”

The Shulamite woman uses gold, precious gems, valuable spices, rare commodities, and objects of purity to describe her beloved from head to toe. He is more than a chief among ten thousand in her heart. He is the one!

Love surpasses the limited understanding of mortal man.

Love can be freely given and freely received but not purchased. We may seek it with all our desire and never find it. Or find it in the most unexpected place. The heart wants what the heart wants and yet love is a choice not a feeling.

My wife and I fell in love when we were young. The first time I saw her I turned to watch her walk away. She turned to look at me. The next time I saw her we looked deep into each other’s eyes. We were together every day that summer. It was perfect!

Today my wife suffers from a condition that causes severe asthma. She has been hospitalized several times. Her health problems put a lot of stress on our relationship. I choose to love her minute by minute hour by hour and day by day.

My wife and I do not have a perfect marriage. We struggle more than I would like to admit. But we always fall back to seeing each other through loving eyes. She is the one!

I have tasted the sweetness of intimacy with God. Nothing can compare to His great love!

In the morning when I wake I seek the Lord by speaking to Him. I might say good morning my Lord my God my King my Savior my provider my protector. Sometimes the words “my friend” echo through my heart. My beloved confirms that we are friends!

God tests us with His eye lids. What does that mean?

There are times when The Lord intentionally gives us space. It may seem like He is far from us. He is not. It may seem like His hand of blessing has been removed. It has not. It may seem like God has gone away and left us to ourselves. He will not!

Once when I sought the Lord my heart heard “precious”. We are precious in God’s sight! Jesus looks at us through loving longing eyes. His love is perfect and unending. Jesus longs to take us home to spend eternity basking in the Sonlight of His love!

Love is a choice. Will you choose to love Jesus today? Will you choose to receive His love today? Jesus chose to love you. It is a choice He makes again and again. You are the one!

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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 is the greatest of God’s gifts!

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