[:en]SEARCHING (vs. 1-3) True love always finds its beloved. In the process of searching, one has to leave comfort and security to face the danger of the city and streets. FINDING (vs. 4-6) The beloved finds the one his heart loves. She wants to have personal communication with him and enjoy Him personally. EXPERIENCING (vs.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Song of Songs 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Song of Songs 2[:]
[:en]The Beloved and the Lover are expressing their feelings towards each other. Christ is the lover and we are His beloved. As we grow in our love for Christ, we will encounter both pleasant and painful experiences. We will enjoy His shade (v. 3), His banquets (vs. 4-5), His strength (v. 5), and His tender… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Song of Songs 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Song of Songs 1[:]
[:en]This book pictures Jehovah’s love for Israel. Today, it also illustrates Christ’s love for the church and individual believer. It is also a beautiful presentation of the love of husband and wife. Solomon described his love for a humble maiden beginning with courtship that led to marriage. It also expressed the love relationship of a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Song of Songs 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (9/26/19)[:]
[:en]FROM EMPTY TO FULL A widow came to Elisha in financial distress, fearing her children would be sold into slavery to pay her debts (2 Kings 4). She had no assets other than a jar of oil. God multiplied that oil to fill enough borrowed jars to settle the debts plus care for their daily… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (9/26/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/25/19)[:]
[:en]APART BUT NOT ABANDONED Paul had established the church in Ephesus. They were as close as family for about three years. But Paul had to say goodbye to them and go to Jerusalem. He might not be able to see them again. As pasting advice, he told the Ephesians not to feel abandoned. God would… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/25/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 12[:]
[:en]Solomon gave a poetic description of old age as follows: Trembling limbs (v. 3a), poor vision (v. 3b), loss of hearing (v. 4), fear and nervouseness, loss of appetitite (v. 5), severed spinal cord, diseases of internal organs and death (vs. 6-7) Remember God before any dysfunctions came to your whole body. THE CONCLUSION OF… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 12[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 11[:]
[:en]”As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things” (v. 5) “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 11[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 10[:]
[:en]Sometimes a fool can do damage to the character and reputation of a wise man (v. 1). The world seems to honor the fool and humiliate the honorable (vs. 5-7). But never allow folly in your life (vs. 8-9). Work smarter through training and practice, not harder without skills (v. 10). The world thinks that… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 10[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 9[:]
[:en]SOLOMON’S REFLECTION ON MAN’S DESTINY” The righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those offer sacrifices and those who do not, the good man and the sinner, those who take oaths and those who do not – all share thew same destiny. Death is a fact of life. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 9[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/24/19)[:]
[:en]LIVING IN TENTS When Abraham was 75 years old, God called him to leave his country so the Lord could make him into a new nation. (Gen. 12:1-2) Abraham obeyed, trusting that God would keep His promise. And for the rest of his life until he died at 175 , he lived away from his… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/24/19)[:]