Category: Devotional Readings

Interesting verse.Son 6:13    Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.Old John Gill says...Song of Solomon 6:13Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return,.... By whom the church is meant, so called from her being the spouse of Christ,… Continue reading Song of Solomon 6:13

Reading in Luke 5Luk 5:16    But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.Mat 14:23    And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,Does this mean that our Lord went and practiced an Eastern Mysticism, Roman Catholic contemplative prayer method....is this, recently popular form of… Continue reading More on Prayer….

There is a good simple passage in Acts 16....giving the essence of believing.1Pe 1:9    Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.Act 16:27    And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.Act… Continue reading Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

I'm going to make a comparison of these two verses...I have not seen this explicitly in the commentaries but they seem to be related..Son 4:16    Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.Expressing the desire… Continue reading Connecting the Churches call and desire for Christ