Mutual Love
“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.” (Song of Solomon 2:1-4)
Today’s Morsel: This love poem written by Solomon stresses the
importance of God’s love for His sons and daughters or
His church. Paul echoed this sentiment when he wrote: “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the
Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For
ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which are God's.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion
hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what
part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple
of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I
will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall
be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father
unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) Lilies among thorns, and
apple trees among the trees of the woods is an analogy of being out of place.
Sometimes God’s people may find themselves in some of the harshest conditions
and must grow and represent Him there. It does not change God’s love for you.
He knows where you are and you are still His beloved.
Sing: He
knew me, and yet He loved me, He whose glory made the heaven shine. I’m
so unworthy of such mercy, yet when He was on the cross, I was on His mind.
Thought For Today: “Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou
wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.” (John 1:48)
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