Song of Solomon 4:9-10, 12 NKJV
“You have ravished my heart, My sister, my spouse; You have ravished my
heart With one look of your eyes, With one link of your necklace. How
fair is your love, My sister, my spouse! How much better than wine is
your love, And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices! A garden
enclosed Is my sister, my spouse, A spring shut up, A fountain sealed.”
Today's message is both to the married and the single. Every single
person must see to it that they marry their sister or brother.
And if
you are already married, you must see to it that you graduate the
relationship between you and your spouse to the brother/sister level.
The reasons are as follows:
i. You must make sure that you and your
spouse share the same father or the marriage may not stand much chance.
God is our Heavenly Father and if one of you is not evidently and
‘submittedly’ fathered by Him, then He can have no form of control in
his or her life.
ii. Among the four kinds of love, the brotherly
love or philadelphia is what lasts longer. Phileo is friendship love and
can end at any time.
Eros love is sexual love and is only on fire for
sex purposes and nothing more, and so it is not reliable at all. Then
there is agape love, which is God's love, and it is unconditional in
nature.
This is the best form of love, but the problem with it is that
when people backslide from the faith and from God, it could die a
natural death as well. The only love that continues in all circumstances
is philadelphia or brotherly love (Hebrews 13:1).
It is a kind of love
determined by blood. According to the scripture, ‘a brother is born for
adversity and not for fair weather. (Proverbs 17:17)
iii. All the
detailed recorded marriages in the Bible had people marrying their
sisters one way or another. Abraham married his sister, Isaac married
his sister as well, and then Jacob married his sister too. These three
men married from within the family, thus giving us a picture of things
to come.
Whatever was biological or natural in the Old Testament was to
be spiritual or supernatural in the New Testament. Meaning that we are
to marry our spiritual sisters and brothers.
iv. Here is what our
text was trying to say; no one can become your spouse that had not first
been your sister or brother.
In all the times, the word spouse was
mentioned, there was never a time the word sister did not come first.
If your spouse is not yet a brother or sister, let that be your goal
from now on. Pray and help them get saved and to grow in God.
Then, the
family dimension will show up in your marriage. If you are single, don't
even think of marrying anyone who is not your brother or sister.
Marry well in Jesus Name.
Assignment
i. Begin the process of helping your spouse get saved and discipled from today.
ii. Re-evaluate your current relationship if you are single, and see if
the person you want to marry is a brother or sister indeed.
iii. Ask God to put the convictions in your heart and to show you the signs.
Prayer
-Lord I apply for the grace and the wisdom that will enable me make a brother or sister out of my spouse in Jesus Name.
-Lord please never allow me marry anyone who is not a true brother or sister in Jesus Name.
Nugget
If your spouse is not yet a brother or sister, let that be your goal from now on; pray and help them get saved and to grow in God.
If your spouse is not yet a brother or sister, let that be your goal from now on; pray and help them get saved and to grow in God.
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