The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 22 April 2022 – His Desires Are Toward Me
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TOPIC: His Desires Are Toward Me
READ: Song Of Solomon 7:10-8:4(NKJV)
- I [am] my beloved’s, And his desire [is] toward me.
- Come, my beloved, Let us go forth to the field; Let us lodge in the villages.
- Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine has budded, [Whether] the grape blossoms are open, [And] the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.
- The mandrakes give off a fragrance, And at our gates [are] pleasant [fruits,] All manner, new and old, Which I have laid up for you, my beloved.
- Oh, that you were like my brother, Who nursed at my mother’s breasts! [If] I should find you outside, I would kiss you; I would not be despised.
- I would lead you [and] bring you Into the house of my mother, She [who] used to instruct me. I would cause you to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate. (TO THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM)
- His left hand [is] under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
- I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. A RELATIVE
THE MESSAGE:
Our scripture passage today goes on to express the affections shared by the two lovers who cherished the times spent together. They desired to be with each other.
This typically exemplifies the type of friendship we are expected to enjoy with Jesus. His desires are always towards us and when our own desires meet with His, our appetite for the world and its glories will die, and we can thenceforth, live in the new creation realities.
PRAYER: O Lord my God, there is no doubt Your desires are toward me, help me to see nothing else in this world except your. Help me to also see everything through Your own eyes, Amen!
