11Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. When we sin, we are declaring war against our own soul! We are instigating a ‘friendly fire’ event. We are attacking ourselves. How counter-productive is that! Peter reminds us that we are onlyContinue reading “29Oct 2011 1 Peter 2:11”
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28Oct 2011 1 Peter 1:20
20He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. In our world, when things seem so unreliable and unpredictable, it is good to know that the LORD is a long-range planner. Before creation, before the Fall, God knew His ultimate plan for Himself in Jesus.Continue reading “28Oct 2011 1 Peter 1:20”
27Oct 2011 Jeremiah 24:7
7I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. The LORD must give us a new heart to replace our sinful heart. If this implantation does not take place,Continue reading “27Oct 2011 Jeremiah 24:7”
26Oct 2011 Jeremiah 23:8
8but they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished the.’ Then they will live in their own land.” We all need a turning point in our lives, a point inContinue reading “26Oct 2011 Jeremiah 23:8”
25Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 8:14
14Come away, my lover, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the spice-laden mountains. These concluding remarks by the wife to her husband are an invitation to him for intimacy. She wants him to be intimate with her. She has responded to his overtures, and is ready. He in turn hasContinue reading “25Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 8:14”
24Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 8:1
1If only you were to me like a brother, who was nursed at my mother’s breasts! Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me. PDA, Public Displays of Affection, vary from culture to culture and change over time. We know from watching the news that in mostContinue reading “24Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 8:1”
23Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 7:9
9and your mouth like the best wine. May the wine go straight to my lover, flowing gently over lips and teeth. This verse starts with the husband saying that his wife’s mouth is like the best wine, and ends with her offering him this wine. This chapter is filled with imagery that evokes passion andContinue reading “23Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 7:9”
22Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 6:5a
5aTurn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Lest you think that only women get overpowered by love, here is a husband who is overpowered by his wife’s eyes. He melts under their spell. I have been married for thirty one years. I still melt under my wife’s eyes! Now her eyes are not onlyContinue reading “22Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 6:5a”
21Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 5:6
6I opened for my lover, but my lover had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer. What do you do when someone criticizes your spouse? Do you jump on the band wagon and let allContinue reading “21Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 5:6”
20Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 4:16
16Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits. These words are in response to the husband’s description of the desirability of his wife. He did this using the images of fruit and sweet spices.Continue reading “20Oct 2011 Song of Solomon 4:16”
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