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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. Song of Solomon 1:3,4
We must listen to King Solomon when he talks about women, as he was the wisest man to ever live and it behooves us to mark how he talks about the love of his wives as good ointments. The virgins love thee more than the love of wine and the upright love thee. This speaks of the love the Church, the bride of Christ, has for Him. God is a jealous God and we know that we must not have any other gods to compete against Him. So you say why does God allow Solomon to have many wives? Well, scripture does not approve of this but it was practiced in the old testament and God winked at this. We know that God is not winking anymore as we are commanded that let every man have his only wife and the same for the woman to have her only husband. Yet we can learn a lot from Solomon in this book and all these things were written for our examples so that we can live a more godly life by the power of the Holy Spirit. So be glad in your marriage and love your spouse more than wine and always be cherished by her love.
#The song of songs, which is Solomon's. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Song of Solomon 1:1,2
The Song of Solomon is a book about Christ's love for the Church, from Solomon's perspective and we know he had many wives yet it applies to the Old and New Testament in a pious and pathetical way. I hope you will enjoy it as Spring is the season of love perhaps you are in a relationship or marriage just imagine the kisses of your spouse being better than wine. Certainly, the Holy Spirit moved upon holy men to give to us these scriptures, and Solomon is perceived to be the author of this book. Just enjoy and kiss your mate and tell them how much you love them, as Christ loves the Church and gave Himself for her upon the Cross.
#Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 1 John 5:21
The apostle John is concluding this great first epistle of John with little children, keep yourselves from idols. Knowing the tendency of people is to make idols of sports figures, and money. We must pray to God to keep us focused on the Lord Jesus Christ and not to love this world or the things of this world. The Israelites made this mistake after the Lord had delivered them From Egyptian bondage they made an idol out of a golden calf. This provoked Moses to anger and he broke the ten commandments. We must guard our hearts by making sure that Jesus is the focus of our love and not be friends with the world which is an enemy of God. When we love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and soul, we will love our neighbor as ourselves. So do this by setting your affection on things in heaven, not on things of the earth. For the world and all of the lust of the world is passing away, but he that does the will of God shall abide forever.
#And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. The true God and eternal life. 1 John 5:20
This is the record so that we may know that Jesus Christ is the true Son of God and has come to give us the understanding of the truth. As Pilot questioned Jesus by saying what is truth? Jesus replied I am the truth. That is the essence of truth and eternal life. He that hath the Son has life, but he that has not the Son has not life. If you die in that state you will be eternally doomed to hellfire. So believe the truth and you will be set free and born again by faith in Jesus Christ. God sent His Son so that we may know the truth and has given us understanding by the power of the Holy Spirit. This has been the theme of this awesome book that we have been studying and it is my prayer that by faith you will believe and have eternal life by believing in the only begotten Son of God.
#And we know that we are of God and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 1 John 5:19
We are kept by the power of God therefore we are of God, while the whole world lies in the hand of wickedness. The devil came to kill, steal, but Jesus came that we could have life and that abundantly. It is important in this pandemic that we continue to get vaccinated and not let fears of side effects stop us from reaching herd immunity. God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind. This is how we as Christians should be a model to the unbelievers in the world as they see our faith. For we walk by faith and not by sight. So it is time to get your vaccination and trust God will allow all things to work together for good to those who love the Lord and according to his purpose. So remember we are not in wickedness but are kept by the power of God.
#We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself and that wicked one toucheth him not. 1 John 5:18
The entire sanctification of believers comes at glorification and the fact that whoever is born again of the Lord Jesus Christ does not practice sin because the Holy Spirit keeps him from the devil, that wicked one touches him not. St. John has already told us that he has written these things unto us so that we sin not, but if any man sins he has an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one. So we are kept by the power of God to live a holy life doing righteousness and walking in love toward every man. This is the evidence that one has been born of God. When we see Jesus, we will be just like Him for our terrestrial body will be changed into our celestial body and our salvation will be complete.
#All unrighteousness is sin and there is a sin not unto death. 1 John 5:17
As the law states he that sins will die and there is a sin not unto death. We must pray to the Holy Spirit to keep us from all sin by not grieving the Spirit when He convicts us of sin in our lives. As we study the word of God the Spirit takes the things of Christ and makes them real in our lives by allowing us to walk in the Spirit. By doing this we live a holy life free from the condemnation of sin unto death. Sin is separation just like death is the separation of the body from the Spirit. When Jesus died on the cross He took our sins and cast them into the debts of the ocean never to be remembered again. So now we are justified as if we never sinned and are accepted in the Beloved. Therefore, walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. I thank God for the Spring when plants come to life from the deep freeze of the Winter. The Christian life is like that when old things are passed away and all things have become new.
#If any man sees his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 1 John 5:16
Here we have the responsibility to restore our brother who has not committed a sin unto to death as Galatians 6:1 tells us. We must with meekness restore our brother considering ourselves lest we also would be tempted. What is the sin unto death? Every sin shall be forgiven except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and that would be the sin unto death. Prayer changes things and we must pray for our brothers and sisters to be restored in the faith that they may walk in the light as He is in the light and the blood of Jesus shall cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
#And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:15
We have the escopultory knowledge that God hears us when we ask anything according to His will and we have the desired petitions that we desired of him. So if your prayers are not being answered, then you need to change the scope of your praying for the salvation of others as this is the will of God and then you will receive the desired petitions from Him. Our prayers go out to Queen Elizabeth II in the passing of her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We thank God for his life and know that he is absent from the body and present with the Lord.
#And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: 1 John 5:14
Answered prayer is paramount and when we ask anything according to the will of the Father God, we know that He hears us. So you ask what is the will of God? That all men would be saved. So praying for the salvation of others is a necessity for us to have our prayers answered. Also having the right relationship with your spouse is very important. So when spouses are arguing with each other that is a hindrance to answered prayer. I am separated from my wife and she left me because she said she wanted to be at peace. I have been celibate since our separation and pray that I will continue until this relationship will be restored. 1 Peter 3:7 is the reference verse for this situation. I have been praying for over four years that the relationship could be restored and still, nothing has happened. So does that mean that God is not hearing me? Or does it mean that I should be praying for the salvation of my spouse? We know that God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait. I am still waiting on the Lord as He has promised to renew my strength in Isaiah 40:31 I know that God is hearing me. I thank God that my spouse is being sanctified by my faith.
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