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Elul 5779 – Teshuvah Day 4 (9/4/19)

Posted: September 4, 2019 in Song of Songs, Teshuvah 40 Day Devotional
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Charles Finney quote on Song of Songs, “This book has wedded my heart to Jesus.”

As I see it, the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon, SOS) is all about coming back to the Lord and getting back into the Ministry of the Kingdom of God, running the race set before us. (Hebrews 12:2)

My personal observation from studying this book is that men really have the best understanding of this being the Church and Jesus. When Mike Bickle of IHOP, Kansas City was given the assignment of SOS for his ministry, he first thought this was a ‘girl’s book’. But now he sees “Repentance is breaking our agreement with darkness and agreeing with God in our thoughts, words and deeds.” You can find his teaching on http://www.mikebickle.org, search Song of Solomon and you will come to all his video teachings on this wonderful book.

George Whitfield read it through 4 times, the last time on his knees. Charles Spurgeon stated, “Every minister ought to read it entirely and carefully through at least once.” I really like the teachings of Watchman Nee on this book, as recorded and printed into Song of Songs, published 1965 by Christian Literature Crusade.

Sng 1:1, The Shulamite, “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is better than wine.”

This verse is where many get whacky! They think that this book is all about sex. I watched Kerry Kirkwood on Sid Roth’s “It’s Supernatural” tell about how his mother would read him from the Song of Solomon every night as a bed time story. He did not get whacky! He understood from a young boy that this was about how much Jesus loves us, no matter what season of our faith walk we are experiencing.

Deuteronomy 8:3b, “…..that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.” For 3,000 years the Rabbis would refer to this verse as the “kisses of the mouth” in the verse as the “kiss of the Torah”.  The kisses of His mouth speak of the release of the Word of God that tenderizes our hearts to the love of God. On the 8th Day of Tabernacles is called Shemini Atzeret. It is a day of great rejoicing, and in the synagogues, they will take the Torah scroll out of the Ark (scroll cabinet) and dance with it, men kissing the scroll. That is the love we should have for the Word of God.

Jesus told us to love God with all our heart, now we are asking God to allow us to love Jesus with all our heart, encountering Jesus the Word and the King’s passion for His Bride.

Kiss in Hebrew is nashaq, and it can mean to actually kiss on the lips. But I believe that the second meaning of nashaq is the correct understanding of Sng 1:2. It means to ‘handle, to be equipped with, equipped.”  The root word is nasaq, meaning ‘to kindle, burn, make a fire.’

For Adam, the kiss of God was the Breath of God that brought life to him. (Gen 2:7). The Word is that breath of God as found in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Prayer: “Lord Jesus, we ask you to equip each of us for what we need for this race that is set before us. You are the Living Word. Breath your life into us so we can fulfill our assignments in these last of the Last Days. Help us to run with Joy and Passion. Tenderize my hard heart and set me on Holy Ghost fire for you.”

Enjoy this song from Paul Wilbur, Dance With Me. https://youtu.be/7_4gJvDy2gU?t=7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elul 5779 – Teshuval Day 3 (9/3/19)

Posted: September 3, 2019 in Song of Songs, Teshuvah 40 Day Devotional
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Draw Me!

Shir Hashirim is the Hebrew name of the Song of Songs, aka Song of Solomon (Shlomo). It is the best of the best of all he wrote and according to I Kings 4:23, he wrote 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs.

He is most known for Solomon’s Temple which has 3 sections. The Outer Court, The Holy Place and the Holy of Holies.

  • Proverbs is likened to the Outer Court – everyone is comfortable there in the natural light
  • Ecclesiastes is likened to the Holy Place – you need more light to see and chew of the bread of the words
  • The Song of Songs is as the Holy of Holies where you are invited in, one at a time, on God’s fixed appointed time

The students of Watchman Nee kept his notes and put them into a book called the “The Song of Songs”. The students drew the differences of Ecclesiastes to Song of Songs

  • Ecclesiastes is an exposition of ‘vanity of vanities‘, whereas the Song of Solomon is the ‘song of songs‘
  • Ecclesiastes speaks of a life of wandering; whereas the Song speaks of rest from wandering
  • Ecclesiastes tells us that one cannot obtain satisfaction through knowledge alone;  Song tells us that man can reach satisfaction only through love
  • Ecclesiastes relates to the pursuit of all things under the sun; the Song specifically relates to the pursuit of things “in Christ”

All I can say is, when the Ruach HaChodesh, the Holy Spirit of God draws you into this holy book, your life will never be the same.

Until the summer of 2011 this was the most unused book of my Bible. Nothing was underlined, no notes added, pages still stuck together.  But, thanks be to God, the Holy Spirit drew me gently night by night into this book and I have never been the same. That book soon had notes, underlined, highlighted on every blank part of the pages. Once you have the revelation light turned on to the truths of how loved you are in this book, you are forever changed. It became very personal to me about how much Jesus loved me, how much beauty He saw in the Church.

BUT the next year I woke very early with the cry “Draw Me!”. We were coming into the summer of 2012 and again I am too busy, the little foxes have come in as the many distractions and obligations and my intimacy with by Beloved has been stolen again. It is my fault alone, the garden of my heart is my responsibility alone. Now my heart’s cry to Yeshua is “Draw me!” This became a cycle every year at this time to bring me back to the Song of Songs, the Holy of Holies of the Bible.

To get to the full meaning of the word you need to go to the original language source, in this case Hebrew. Draw is the Hebrew word mashak (Strongs H4900). It means to draw, to drag, to be drawn out or postponed or to seize.

The first time mashak is used is found in Genesis 37:28, “So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out (mashak) of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty piece of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt. ” (NLT)

What is my cry that morning and again now in 2019? “Jesus, Draw me! Please, lift me up from this pit of busyness and distractions I have dug again for myself. Draw me! I have lost hope and my faith is weak! Draw me! May all the walls I have built up for protection fall down flat. Those walls have closed off our intimacy! Draw me! I need You.”

That is where the true rest is found, only in Him. Is your cry today “Draw me?”

Selah, pause and think about it.

Elul 5779 – Teshuvah Day 2 (9/2/19)

Posted: September 2, 2019 in Teshuvah 40 Day Devotional
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How Hungry Are You?

I have been looking forward to this 40-day period of turning back to God with my whole heart and I am so ready.  There is something so divinely assigned to this time for each of us — hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

I have heard again and again how the Spirit of God has been speaking to many of my friends to turn away from their regular routine and make more time for Him. One of our ministry partners shared how God had been speaking to him to put aside a game he normally played daily for years and years. He was one of the best in the world at this internet golf game and has set it aside for 40 day, not knowing the timing of the 40 days of Teshuvah.

John 6:44, The only way people come to me is by the Father who sent me—he pulls on their hearts to embrace me. And those who are drawn to me, I will certainly raise them up in the last day.”

Yesterday as I was quietly waiting before the Lord, I heard in my spirit the “Oh Draw Me Lord”, a song sung by Selah. https://youtu.be/SQf_NzKBH5w?t=3 . John 6:44 above is not only speaking about unbelievers, it is speaking to those of us who have gotten so busy in our lives that the Word and God is the last part of our day, and too often not in our day at all.

Because of what I was shown yesterday in my quiet time, I will be going over Song of Songs during some of these 40 day devotionals. At the beginning of this incredible book, the Shulamite is ‘dark’ — discouraged and burned out. But the King draws her near. That is you. That is me. That is the state of the lukewarm Church, but we can all rekindle our light in this special season on God’s calendar and come out of the Wilderness, ready to run with her King.

There are Four Levels of growth in the Maiden

  1. “My beloved is to me” – self, what Jesus can do for her
  2. “My beloved in mind, and I am his” – ownership, shows need to love him
  3. “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – His agenda first, then my agenda
  4. “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me” – His desire is all I want, totally sold out

Psalm 73:28, But it was good for me to draw near to God. I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all Your works.

James 4:8 (TPT) Move your heart closer and closer to God and He will come even closer to you (and He will be touching you)

Lord, lead and guide us back on the path and destiny that you have ordained for me before I was born. Help me to lay aside the things that so easily get in the way of a passionate love for you. Draw me near to You, draw me nearer and higher. Bring back the passion in my life I once had for the Word, prayer and heart-felt worship to You. Amen and Amen

 

 

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