My Beloved Shepherd, My Lord & I
(Part Five)
In my weariness from earthly cares, do I hesitate to answer when the Divine Shepherd knocks at my door, and so turn Him from me?
rHebrews 3:15*Then while it is still called Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.
Psalm 95:7-8*For He is our God and we are His people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today,if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts as at Meribah (Contention) and as at Massah (Proof), in the day temptation in the wilderness.
Love: My Beloved put in His hand by the hole of the door, and my heart was moved for Him. I rose up to open for my Beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, and my fingers with liquid sweet – scented myrrh, which He had left upon the handles of the bolt. I opened for my Beloved, but my Beloved had turned away and withdrawn Himself, and was gone!! My soul went forth to Him when He spoke, but it failed me, and now He was gone!! I sought Him, I called Him, but He gave me no answer.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my Beloved, that you tell Him that I am sick with love, simply sick to be with Him.
Psalm 63:1-8*God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You, my inner self thirsts for You, my flesh longs and is faint for You, in a dry and weary land where no water is. So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory. Because Your loving – kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. So will I bless You while I live, I will lift up my hands in Your name. My whole being shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. When Iremember You upon my bed and meditate on You in the night watches. For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings will I rejoice. My whole being follows hard after You and clings closely to You, Your right hand upholds me.
World: What is your Beloved more than another beloved (Idols), O you fairest among woman (Bride of Christ) taunted the ladies? What is your Beloved more than another beloved (Idols), that you should
She answered, my Beloved is fair and ruddy, the chief among ten thousand!
Psalm 45:2-4*You are fairer than the children of men, graciousness is poured upon Your lips, therefore God has blessed You forever. Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty One, in Your glory and Your majesty. And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly for the cause of truth, humility and righteousness and let Your right hand guide You to tremendous things.
John 1:14*And the
Word became flesh and tabernacled among us, and we saw His glory, His honor, His majesty, such glory as an only begotten Son receives from His Father, full of grace and truth.
His head is as precious as the finest gold, His locks are curly and bushy and black as raven. His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, bathed in milk and fitly set. His cheeks are like a bed of spices or balsam, like banks of sweet herbs yielding fragrance. His lips are like blood red anemones lilies sweet scented myrrh. His hands are like rods set with nails of beryl or topaz. His body is a figure of bright ivory overlaid with veins of sapphire. His legs are like strong and steady pillars of marble set upon bases of fine gold, His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent, stately, and majestic as the cedars. His voice and speech are exceedingly sweet, yes, He is altogether lovely, the whole of Him delights and is precious. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend.
Is my Savior unquestionably the One altogether lovely, the One above all others precious to me?
To Be Continued...
Written By, Liza Kruger