March 26, The Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : TOPIC - LILY AMONG THORNS
THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019
TOPIC - LILY AMONG THORNS
READ: SONGS OF SOLOMON 2:1-17
1. I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys.
2. Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
3. Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
2. Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
3. Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4. He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.
5. Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick.
6. His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
7. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
8. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
9. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice.
10. My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.
11. For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
12. The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land.
13. The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away!
14.“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely.”
15. Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.
16. My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies.
17. Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.
THE MESSAGE:
The bridegroom first of all reminds the bride that she is a lily among thorns (verse 2). We need to realise that believers are like lily flowers existing in the midst of the thorns of the world. We must be careful to remain beautiful for God and not to be crushed or destroyed by the world. The bridegroom also stresses the need to sit with delight in God's presence so that we can be sustained (verse 3&5). There is the need to drive away the little foxes of sin that spoil our Christian faith and behaviour (verse 15).
God, like the King in verse 9, is able to look through windows, walls and lattices of our lives and situations. We need to listen to instructions in His word for He sees and knows beyond us.
The King told his bride when to rise or come away because of the change in seasons. Similarly we need to obey God when He calls us to pray, study the bible, have retreats or vigils due to changes in the seasons of life.
The King told his bride when to rise or come away because of the change in seasons. Similarly we need to obey God when He calls us to pray, study the bible, have retreats or vigils due to changes in the seasons of life.
Recognise that seasons of cold, heat, etc., exist in life. His instructions will help us to be victorious over each season and if we hold His hand, He will guide us through the rocky mountains (verse 14).
PRAYER: Lord please help me to be an obedient bride so that I can radiate Your beauty as a flower and remain uncrushed among the thorns of this life.
March 26, The Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : TOPIC - LILY AMONG THORNS
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