“Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon, from the lions’ dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards.” Song of Songs 4:8 – NIV84 No one loves us like Jesus does. Until we settle that […]
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 – “Come with Me from…”, Part Three
Arriving at this passage in the Shulamite’s story, I looked deeper for I knew there had to be more. What surprised me (I shouldn’t be surprised anymore when the Lord surprises me, but He has mastered the art!), was not that there was more about these mountains and mountainous regions beyond a geographical significance, but […]
Vineyard Days – “Come with Me from…”, Part Four
The more closely I have looked at what the Lord has already revealed, the more He has shown. It’s times like these I find it difficult to convey in words the connectivity going on in my spirit and mind. Still, I try. In Part Three, I made reference to the meaning of the names of […]
More of What Matters – The Fruit of Pain
We like fruit – typically after someone else has done the necessary pruning. We don’t like pain. Add them together though and we get more of what matters – the fruit of pain. Which is the equivalent of growing through the pain that pruning produces. To some it’s a high calling to demand fruit. Yep, that’s […]
Vineyard Days – “Come with Me from…”, Part Five
It has been a year since “Come with Me From…, Part Four” was written and shared. I paused then with Note: I beg your grace. This portion will be done when it’s done. I do not mean ‘complete’ by any means, but only as that which is prompted finds its way onto the page. To your […]
Vineyard Days – Glance of a Single Eye
Vineyard Days – Glance of a Single Eye comes after a six-month season I think could best be described as needing to be reconstituted. Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” I took a peek into the original Hebrew, which always turns on more fully […]
Vineyard Days – Let the Winds Blow
Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Songs 4:16a (NLT*) Weeks shy of six and a half years later, Vineyard Days has reached a noteworthy mile marker. We’ve made it to the end of chapter four of the Song of Songs – halfway through. Someone […]
Vineyard Days – Christ’s Eden
Beloved Shulamite, do you know you are Christ’s Eden? “Grace is a garden of spices.” Frances J. Roberts in her devotional Total Love made this statement about grace. Jotted down during the past six years on the way to the middle of the Song, it often returns to my thoughts. Sometimes when standing in Abba […]
Vineyard Days – Selah X ~ Christ’s Bride
In the five weeks between writing Vineyard Days – Christ’s Eden and this post: Vineyard Days – Selah X ~ Christ’s Bride, I had a dream. It was three days ago at the time of this writing – during the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping our globe, notable for context. Remember that Selah means a suspension in […]
Vineyard Days – Selah X ~ Christ’s Bride, Part 2
If you read Vineyard Days – Selah X ~ Christ’s Bride, welcome back. Vineyard Days – Selah X ~ Christ’s Bride, Part 2 is follow-up to the dream I shared in that post. For all the dream’s nuances and potential “huh?” moments, I am fully persuaded Christ loves His becoming bride. The proof is He is […]