Song of Solomon 4:7 You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. In today’s reading, Solomon summarizes his impression of his bride by declaring that there is no flaw in her. Is love blind? Perhaps when we look through the eyes of love, we gain such a perspective. If we look at this passage from a spiritual … More No flaw? Already, not yet.
“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve” (Jeremiah 50:20). Charles H Spurgeon, in “Faith’s Checkbook” A glorious word indeed! … More Spurgeon: Perfect pardon from our sin-annililating God!
“While being reviled, He [Jesus] did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously.”—1 Peter 2:23 John Piper, in a sermon “How To Suffer for Doing What Is Right” Here is one of the most important keys to how patient endurance of unjust … More Piper: God will have the last say. I defer to God.
J.C. Ryle on Jesus’ feeding the five thousand in John 6:1-15 We have, lastly, in this miracle, a lesson about the sufficiency of the Gospel for the needs of all mankind. We see the Lord Jesus supplying the hunger of a huge multitude of five thousand men. The provision seemed, at first sight, utterly inadequate for … More More Than Enough
Find all the reading about judgment in Jeremiah difficult? Here is a note by Matthew Henry, from his commentary on Jeremiah 49: Note, When God punishes the less guilty it is folly for the more guilty to promise themselves impunity; and when judgment begins at God’s house it will reach the strangers.
A quote regarding Song of Solomon 3, our passage for today: They often ask where to draw the line for sexual activity outside of marriage. What they are asking is how close they can to sin while still being without sin. But there is already sin in their heart because they are seeking to get … More Solomon: Do not awaken love
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9) John Piper, in a sermon “Christian Identity and Christian Destiny” God made us who we are … More God made us who we are to show the world who he is.
Here is another clip from “Peasant Princess”, a sermon series fromPastor Mark Driscoll on the Song of Solomon…this time on love languages …if you have time, listen to or watch the full sermon.
Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the Lord. Jeremiah 48:42 Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me! Psalm 35:26 WHO and HOW do YOU magnify? John … More We are not called to be microscopes, but telescopes.
Pastor Mark Driscoll preached a sermon series through the book of Song of Solomon, and here is a clip from his first message “Let His Kiss Me.” In an introduction, he details the sexual sin that saturates our culture. Sex can be viewed as either a god, as gross, or as a gift. The Bible teaches … More Choice: dirty toilet water or pure, clean water?
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