Song of Solomon 1:16, 17
16 Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! 17 The beams of our houses are cedar, and our rafters of fir. This is you and/or me speaking to our Lord Jesus. Some people like to say that Jesus was not handsome, but I think they take that from the description of Him after He had been tortured. I see Him just like this verse says: Handsome. Pleasant. As our beloved, He builds our lives for us. Cedars are heavy and durable. Houses are where we live, tightly wrapped up by Him with His very best materials, safe and secure. Fir trees have a very pleasant aroma. He causes us to live in pleasant places. Because of my vocation, I have lived in many, many abodes—51 to be exact. Each house was placed in my life by Jesus, and each house had an adventure waiting for me. I praise Him for my life! Let’s praise Him together!
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Song of Solomon 1:15 Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. This is Jesus, our lover, speaking to us. He calls us fair. Let me quote Webster for the definition of this word, “fair.” Attractive, beautiful, unblemished, clean, clear and sunny, easy to read, just and honest, and so on. The Lord uses all these adjectives when He uses the word “fair.” What I like about being compared to a dove, at least to its eyes, is that birds’ eyes are phenomenal. Look at how sharply they see! A worm wiggles its way out of the ground and a bird from fifty feet sees the head emerge and swoops down to pull the rest of the worm from the earth. I’d like to be able to see my objective that clearly, and then so easily obtain it. But, wait, the Bible says we have that!
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things (1 John 2:20). |
Marty
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