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02/19/2016

Daily Devotions: by Christina Farris

Song of Solomon 2:1-17 KJV
(1) I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
(2) As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
(3) 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.
(4) He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
(5) Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
(6) His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
(7) I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
(8) The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
(9) 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.
(10) My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
(11) For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
(12) The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
(13) The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
(14) O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
(15) Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
(16) My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
(17) Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

The banner of God covers us. The other day I ws thinking about how much in the middle of the storms of life one can not control other people in the storm with you. However you can pray and ask to watch over you. You can pray for his protection as a child of God, knowing He will do his pleasure of surrounding you with his love. He will prepare his banquet of feasting no matter the season or time in life. His meal being his word. The promise of his protection. Unless it your time to go his arms of protection is given. This sounds like a cop out of explaining life.

The world we live in is often enraged by the simple fact of simple truth of destiny. God’s protection and banner in chamber room. If one was picked for the palace then one had the protection of the guards around you. The turtle dove had to hide in cracks and crevices of the rocks of the buildings and under the stairways, counting on the protection of God alone. Are you sick of love of the world’s protection. Of the protection of whoredom and love of that prince and King in the palace. Fine wine is provide the wine of faith is treasured more. To be drunk with wine is to cover the ambrosia of love. That sickness of dealing with that prince of sinful lust and not love of God. To be drunk in Spirit is to be filled to the brim of the things of God. To be able to run and not grow weary by the Spirit of God.

The grapes of wrath ready to be picked for the harvest, and revenge pour out on those in the city streets not desiring the protection of God. The sparrow hides in the rocks of the Almighty in the sanctuary building and in the stairways of the church. Not knowing the enemy of darkness looms by sensuality of lust. Solomon had many wives and yet only one was his true wife and the others were of his lust and desire. God has one bride the church of Israel and the God Son has one bride the church of Christ. The church that follows after the word of God hiding behind in the wall of the temple and in the stairways for protection. Never understanding of the ways of how the world will do the bidding of God but never receive the love of God. The world abiding in the chambers of God but only for the protection of God.

The Pope questioned Donald Trumps faith to both church both are whores of the Gospel. Neither living up to the Gospel for one reason or another. So it is in the Jewish/Islamic faith and Christian faith both being accused of whoredom and yet no one seeking truth of the matter of what either actually believes. Is not the bride just as protected as the concumbines of Solomon. Are not those in the palace as protected as the birds in the rocks of the sanctuary and stairways.

Ask a believer on the rich side of town if he has any worries of the kind the poor have. The rich know that without farmers and people to take care of water no one eats or drinks. The poor no the same, but they added cost determined if they eat for the present day. One rest assure as long as the supply is meet, the other never knowing about the supply.

We all God’s children, but not all wear the priestly robes or the kingly robes. Some will be hiding in the streets on the day of judgment not protected by the king. Saul built a palace, David a kingdom of people not all of faith in God, but agree with the politics of the Kingdom of Israel. Solomon built both the temple of God and a place of sanctuary for his wife as well as the altars of sacrifice for whoredom. Those that found the sanctuary of the almighty knew his protection. Those who found the protection of the kingdom of Israel were both Jews and Gentiles. People of faith and whoredom of the God of Israel. We all sooner or later will bow to God. Whether it is judgment day or before. Yet all in the land that agree with the laws will find protection of the world they live in. Some like the Atheist of the world today were sick of hearing about God. Seek of the love of God. Desiring the whoredom of the world.

There is one way through faith in Christ Jesus and God. Jesus being more then just the Word of God but salvation for all that look to the work he did on the cross for you and me and believe in the resurrection. The word being gold to all that hear the voice of God and obey, yet to hear the voice and not obey is sin against God. To believe in God and His word is to believe there is hope for a tomorrow eternally. Atheist have not that hope. People of whoredom from the house of Israel have not that hope of a loving merciful God, who will only avenge his children on judgment day.

Most look at chapter as only the relationship of Christ to his bride, yet no one thinking of who wrote this book nor what was going on behind the those pages in reality. The bride says they are sick of love. Sick and yet there is a glass of wine. Wine numbs the mind of the things around them. The harsh reality of palace life. Yet the reality not desired by some for no amount of gold. Let’s not pretend any longer of infidelity effects of the palace. The rose of Sharon may speak of Christ the salvation even to those in the palace that believe as well as those hidden in the sanctuary. After all was not the harlot Rehab saved when Jericho crumbled.

The crumbling of reality of human lust verses the reality of God’s protection. It is true people protection are based on earthly and spiritual laws. Not on lawlessness. To be sick of love is not desire romance but to go through the action. Many sing in the church with no thought beyond the words. As I listened to old hymns yesterday with a modern beat, I was only able to reflect on the joy of faith until I was tired of it. Yet I as a believer am suppose to be making melody in my heart and sing songs because of my love for Jesus. I think to myself am I hypocrite. It sounds that way unless one knows my heart you would not know by those words. Ministers can know how to act in all dignity and still feel anger before the crowd. A king can have faith yet not be obedience to God which Solomon was not or not outwardly anyway.

Let us call it like it is and not sugar coat by saying the bridal chamber was glorious to all the women that entered. It was way of life, they knew what to expect, it was a part of culture. Some are allured by it. It like the Mormon and brothal life style. Yet there are hookers that believe but can not free themselves from their life style. May God grant the ability to be free from yoke of bondage of this world physically not just spiritually for those in different life situations. May God banner of love surround his people of faith through His word through the Salvation through Christ Jesus.

Dear Heavenly Father may our faith be rich through belief in your word despite our life styles. May you free your people of the corruption of this world. In Jesus precious name, Amen.

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