1006. My beloved is mine and I am His… ~Excerpt from Song of Songs 2:16 ✝

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Wilt thou love God, as he thee? Then digest,
My Soul, this wholesome meditation,
How God the Spirit, by Angels waited on
In heaven, doth make His Temple in thy breast.
~Excerpt from the Holy Sonnet XV
by John Donne

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Christianity is a love story. It is about love lost at Eden and love restored at Calvary. We alone out of all creation were made not mere to serve God but to love Him and be loved by Him. It was not the angels and archangels whom He made for love; He made them for ministry (Hebrews 1:14); He made us for intimacy (v. 13: Ephesians 2:6).

The heart of God, the desire of God, the greatest command of God, is not about obedience, not about worship, not about service, not about study, but about love–loving God with everything we have, even as He loves us with everything He has. But, sadly, we have often replaced love with law, intimacy with theology, delight in God with duty to God, being found with God with being sound about God. Our speech about God has the cold sterility of the scientist rather than the thrill of the poet. We have interpreted texts, but we have somehow failed to experience the reality behind them. The Holy Spirit today and always is calling His church back to intimacy with Jesus. ~These are passages from Chapter 2 of a Kindle Book, MORE, written by Rev. Simon Ponsonby, at St. Aldates in Oxford, UK.

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. ~Deuteronomy 6:5  ✝
Jesus replied,“Love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.” ~Matthew 22:37  ✝
He(Jesus) answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” ~Luke 10:27  ✝
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” The second is this: “Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” ~Mark 12:30-31  ✝

**As we draw closer to Christmas and ready hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, I thought this was a particularly good excerpt to read and “digest.” I pray that Rev. Ponsonby doesn’t mind my sharing this portion of his book.

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44 thoughts on “1006. My beloved is mine and I am His… ~Excerpt from Song of Songs 2:16 ✝”

    • Thanks, David. Your help made it possible, and I’m glad you liked the way I put it together. I don’t know when I’ve read something that that much of an impact on me. He put into words so precisely how I feel about God and what He wants from us. From now on I’ll for sure spend more time loving Him and building our intimacy that I will all the busyness of other things. Blessings to you and your family, dear friend across the pond. Love and hugs, Natalie 🙂 ❤

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    • Thank you, Julie. Indeed it is a love story, the greatest love story of all time. And yes, as undeserving as we are, He woos us and loves us no matter what. And that is so amazing that I too am “left but to tears!” Love and hugs, my sweet friend. 🙂 ❤

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    • Thank you, Linda. I believe it with all my being as well and now my focus will be on my loving and deepening my intimacy with Him than all the busyness for it shall come out of the gratitude that comes from drawing nearer and nearer and feeling His presence stronger and stronger. Love and hugs, N 🙂 ❤

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