‘The season of singing (pruning the vines) has come, and the voice of the turtledove (ring dove) has been heard in our land.’ Song of Songs 2:12 NASB I have loved to sing since I was a child. When my fourth-grade teacher (who was our backyard neighbor) complimented me – in writing – on […]
The two Holy Fruit posts serve as a significant lead-in to the whole of Vineyard Days, which begins with the opening post of the same title, three posts down. The story / study of the Shulamite Bride in the Song of Songs and Jesus' vineyard teachings of John 15 reads chronologically from Vineyard Days and following. May your spiritual growth be stimulated and your heart be moved to ever-deepening love with the Bridegroom King, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Vineyard Days – Outside the Canopy
“The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.” Song of Songs 2:13 NIV Is there any among us who likes the pruning process? My educated guess is, No. Nada. Nuh-uh. But there is as much, if not more care given […]
Vineyard Days – Outside the Canopy, Part Two
“The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.” Song of Songs 2:13 NIV Cheap wine versus fine wine. There is a reason you can buy one for five bucks a bottle and spend the better part of a paycheck on the […]
Vineyard Days – Selah V
It’s time for another Selah. It has been a long winter, the one season known to stick around longer than any of the other three. But inasmuch as winter is a long and barren time, it remains the most essential season in the life of a vineyard. In the life of the emerging Bride of […]
Vineyard Days – In the Secrecy of the Steep Place
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secrecy of the steep place, let Me see your form. Let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your form is beautiful. Song of Songs 2:14 LITV I don’t particularly like heights, but I love the view from the heights. I see […]
Vineyard Days – In the Secrecy of the Steep Place, Part Two
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secrecy of the steep place, let Me see your form. Let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your form is beautiful. Song of Songs 2:14 LITV Willing. One of the attributes in the Bridegroom’s blueprint of a suitable Bride, for […]
Vineyard Days – In the Secrecy of the Steep Place, Part Three
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secrecy of the steep place, Let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, Song of Songs 2:14 LITV “Tell me who I am.” What a loaded statement. Given permission like that, one is inviting quite the critique. Maybe that’s why it is rarely […]
Vineyard Days – The House of the Vineyard
“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, while our vineyards are in blossom.” Song of Songs 2:15 NASB I almost entitled this post in the series Little Foxes, but chose The House of the Vineyard instead. There is such a depth to scripture that it never ceases to speak. […]
Vineyard Days – Threatened Vintage
“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, while our vineyards are in blossom.” Song of Songs 2:15 NASB There is an idiom that says ‘the Devil is in the details.’ Interestingly, it came about after the establishing of an older saying, ‘God is in the detail.’ Regardless of how […]
Vineyard Days – Among the Lilies
My Beloved is mine, and I am His. He feeds among the lilies. Song of Songs 2:16 To embrace the Beloved’s call to come away with Him is to learn to dwell in a place of distinction: Among the lilies. The Shulamite could relate to the word picture of the Beloved’s personal description of Himself in […]