The Daily Fountain Devotional Monday, April 18, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Monday, April 18, 2022
Monday, April 18, 2022
TOPIC: "WHILE THE KING SITTETH AT HIS TABLE..."
TEXT: Songs of Solomon 1: 9-2:7
9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
TEXT: Songs of Solomon 2:7
7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Monday, April 18, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
This is a song of expression of mutual love and intimacy two lovers share. This kind of intimacy can only come as a result of quality time spent together. In the process of spending quality time together, the couple could see only the alluring qualities they possessed.
As believers, the above is not different from the type of experience we should have on an individual basis, with Christ. Christ as the groom yearns for such an intimate fellowship with us - the bride. He does not fail to caress anyone that goes into the secret place, away from the glare and distraction of the world. It is expected that as we come to meet our king at the table (v.12), our perfume should fill the place with fragrance. The fragrance of righteousness, holiness, love, joy and peace bring us into a warm embrace with the lover of our soul.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for the love you have for me. Help me to love you day by day, thou lover of my soul.