- I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone. My soul failed me when he spoke. I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer. Song of Solomon 5:6 – Dreaming once again, the maiden hears her beloved knocking at her locked door asking for her to come let him in. She though had already undressed and gotten ready for bed, so she didn’t feel like getting up. Finally, after he continued to call in her, she gets up and goes to the door to let him in. Yet, as we see in the verse, she finds that her beloved was gone. She was too late. My prayer for you today is that you won’t find yourself too late in opening the door to Jesus. Revelation 3:20 says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” The image unfolding in the passage between the maiden and the beloved is happening with us and Jesus. Jesus is at our door, knocking, waiting for us to allow Him into our life. We though can choose to be reluctant, refusing to open the door until a later time that works better for us. While you may believe now is not a “good time” to start a relationship with Jesus, He won’t always be at your door knocking. We never know when this life will be over, and the moment we pass from this life the opportunity to open the door for Jesus passes too. Don’t wait too long to allow Jesus into your life and miss Him altogether. He is worth opening your door for. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3141
- I had put off my garment; how could I put it on? I had bathed my feet; how could I soil them? The Song of Solomon 5:3 – So she’s laying in bed, ready to go to sleep when her beloved comes knocking at the door. Does she jump up with excitement to let him in? No, she remains in bed making excuses why not to get up. How often can this be our story. God comes knocking and our response is excuses rather than excitement. He wants us to start a life with Him yet we response with wanting to enjoy sin a little longer. He wants us to share His love with someone yet we response with fear. Know that God is here and He is knocking. How will you respond to a His call? Let’s take a break from the excuses to see what it’s like to answer His call with “Yes Lord send me” rather than “I’m not home try again later.” How much more enjoyable would it have been for her to just get up and open the door for her beloved? I love you, but Jesus loves you more. – Mac – Daily DEVO 851
- What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you thus adjure us? Song of Solomon 5:9 – What’s so special about your beloved that you search for him so hard and ask us so much about where he is? How is he better than any others around here or us? The bride was ready to list off how special her groom was and just how much better he was above all the rest. Are you? People are going to be confused with why you’re pursuing Jesus so deeply. They aren’t going to understand why you’d put Him first above all others in your life. They aren’t going to get why when there are so many other things in life in to pursue you choose Jesus over them all. When they ask you then why, are you ready? When they stop you and ask you what’s so special about this Jesus that you are giving up everything else to follow Him, are you ready to answer their question? Do you though think the level of your pursuit of Jesus would even make anyone wonder if you follow Him at all? If you are pursuing Jesus like we’re called to know people will see it in your life. If then this question gets asked of you, what’s so special about Jesus, be ready to answer them. Just like the bride in our passage, be ready to tell others about how amazing your Love is. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1987
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