Acrylics painting- At the feet of Jesus
Reading Song of Solomon has brought a new revelation of what the Lord is saying to me in this season of my life. The verses that capture my heart are in chapter 5. In the first verses of the chapter the Lord speaks to her bride and tells hers she is a garden, a sister, a bride. I felt the Lord saying that His bride has become intimate with Him and she has become like a garden that He tends to. A sister is someone who has the same Father and what more intimate union than a bride and a groom! The next few verses are the ones that were highlighted for me. The bride is in bed sleeping but spiritually alert. She knows in her heart she belongs to Him. She is like a dove (very focus), she is flawless and she is darling to Him. She is in bed very comfortable and has taken her robe off and has washed her feet. I think the Lord is saying you are precious to me and you have been obedient until now. He knows I would do anything for Him but I have become comfortable in this new place. Sometime we can become very comfortable in the intimate union with the Lord and not want to go back and put on our dirty shoes to go into the world. In verses 5 and 6 the lover touches the door she gets excited because she knows Him and enjoys the encounters with Him but this time His hands dripped with myrrh. This is the spice used to embalm the dead. I felt the Lord speaking to my heart and calling me to join in His suffering. I am not sure what it is all about yet but I am sure I will soon find out. I have to first understand the love described in John 17:26. Understanding the love the Father had for Jesus is my new goal and passion. This calling is a Philippians 3:10 calling "That I may know Him and the fellowship of His suffering". I feel it is a new walk; a test of maturity. I have been obedient but am I willing to join Him in the tough assignment? This is the question the Lord has placed in my heart. I have to understand the love of the Father before I move to the next level.
