March 30, 2019 Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : TOPIC - ABOVE ALL
THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA ANGLICAN COMMUNION
DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019
TOPIC - ABOVE ALL
READ: SONGS OF SOLOMON 6:1-13
1. Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned aside, That we may seek him with you?
2. My beloved has gone to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed his flock in the gardens, And to gather lilies.
3. I am my beloved’s, And my beloved is mine. He feeds his flock among the lilies.
4. O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, Lovely as Jerusalem, Awesome as an army with banners!
5. Turn your eyes away from me, For they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats Going down from Gilead.
6. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep Which have come up from the washing; Every one bears twins, And none is barren among them.
7. Like a piece of pomegranate Are your temples behind your veil.
8. There are sixty queens And eighty concubines, And virgins without number.
9. My dove, my perfect one, Is the only one, The only one of her mother, The favorite of the one who bore her. The daughters saw her And called her blessed, The queens and the concubines, And they praised her.
10. Who is she who looks forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Awesome as an army with banners?
11. I went down to the garden of nuts To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine had budded And the pomegranates had bloomed.
12. Before I was even aware, My soul had made me As the chariots of my noble people.
13. Return, return, O Shulamite; Return, return, that we may look upon you! What would you see in the Shulamite— As it were, the dance of the two camps?
THE MESSAGE:
Today, the King commended his bride for excelling above all queens and virgins. She merited this commendation because she is the garden of her King (verse 3). She is also undefiled and perfect (verse 9). She was always talking about her king and never confessed negatively about him (verses 1-2) when the women asked her questions about the whereabouts of her beloved. She stands alone for her King and her character causes people to praise her (verse 11).
Every Christian is the garden of the Lord. This means that we are a deposit of His nature, power, gifts and plans. This demands fruitfulness through the sharing of the gospel with others as the bride did in verse 1 to the ladies. We are also expected to excel above others in character, to bring praises to God.
We should live holy lives in this depraved generation and be ready to stand alone for our King even where sin is condoned. We are to trust God without wavering even when we face situations that make people to ask, where is our God? Hebrews chapter 11 outlines the great works of men and women who stood for their faith.
God is looking for those who will stand above all for Him in this generation. Decide today to be one of them.
PRAYER: Lord help me to stand and excel for You in all my endeavors in Jesus Name, Amen.
March 30, 2019 Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : TOPIC - ABOVE ALL
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