THE TWO WISDOMS – (James 3:13-18) 

Introduction: James gave us the answer there are two wisdoms and they produce entirely different patterns of conduct. One is the wisdom of the world with earthly, fleshly and satanic concept while the other is the wisdom from heaven. If we possess the right wisdom in our mouth, we shall solve most if not all the problems of our homes, our churches and all our relationships.

1. The Character of Earthly Wisdom. (vs.14-16)

“But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.”

 The Wisdom of the World – 

a.      Wisdom is earthly vs. 15

b.      Wisdom is sensual  or unspiritual  vs. 15

c.       Wisdom is of the evil or demonic  vs. 15

i. Bitter envy and self-seeking: These are the opposite of the meekness of wisdom mentioned in James 3:13. These words actually refer to someone who has a critical, contentious, fight-provoking manner. 

ii. “Religious people may be extremely provoking, and defeat their own ends by overbearing methods; right views and sound counsels may lose their effect if they are expressed by men who are self-seeking partisans or unscrupulous controversialists.” (Moffatt)

d. Earthly, sensual, demonic: Adam Clarke defined each term:

i. Earthly: “Having this life only in view.”

ii. Sensual: “Animal- having for its object the gratification of the passions and animal propensities.”

iii. Demonic: “Demoniacal- inspired by demons, and maintained in the soul by their indwelling influence.”  (Guzik)

e. Confusion and every evil thing: This is the fruit of human, earthly wisdom. The wisdom of the world, the flesh, and the devil may be able to accomplish things, but always with the ultimate fruit of confusion and every evil thing. These are wisdom opposite to God’s wisdom that produces characteristics and behaviour of the world and flesh.

 Application: Do we have bitterness, envy and strife in our hearts toward anyone else?  If we have why won.t we let forgiveness, love and grace work in our heart to show that Jesus now lives inside us.

2. The Character of Heavenly Wisdom. (vs. 17-18)

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

What is the heavenly and Godly Wisdom? (Rodney)

There are nine Characteristics of Wisdom:

1.   Humility (3:13)

The divine wisdom pure selfish ambition of vain conceit out of the question and replace good attitudes of humility.

2.   Purity is the foremost  characteristic of the wisdom God imparts. It is not a mixture as human wisdom is. Wisdom is pure from every defilement.  It is chaste, clean and not contaminated by anything or any person. Vs. 13

3.   Peace-loving – is an excellent way to describe peaceable-ness. Peaceable means peaceful, healthful and wholesome.

4.   Gentle means yielding, considerate, forbearing, kind, fair. It is opposite of violence and quarrelsomeness.  

5.   Submissiveness  vs. 17 – or willing to yield.

          This wisdom is willing to yield: “Not stubborn  nor obstinate; of a yielding disposition in all indifferent things”. (Clarke)

           Wisdom is not being stubborn and of being willing to listen to reason and to appeal… true wisdom is not rigid but is willing to listen and skilled in knowing when wisely to yield.” (Barclay)

6.   Mercy is one of God’s essential qualities (Rom. 15:9; 2 Tim. 1:2) and it is mirrored in the wisdom He gives. Full of mercy is an active compassion, the desire to relieve the miserable.

7.   Good fruit sums up the good actions to which true wisdom leads. Fruit does not appear all at once, and it may take considerable time to mature, but once there it is a proof of the existence of the divine wisdom in a human life.

8.   Impartiality – The word translated impartial carries the meaning of the sins of favouritism in James 2:1. It has to do with respecting of persons, prejudices on races, etc.

9.   Sincerity or without hypocrisy – means genuineness and freedom from hypocrisy. Those who are filled with God’s wisdom are never underhanded but they are utterly straightforward. Hypocrisy is pretending to be what one is not.  Wisdom is more than having knowledge.  It involves the outworking of the character of God that is in us by the Holy Spirit and is manifested by the way we speak and act. (Rodney)

b. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace: This fruit is like a seed that will bear fruit as it is sown by those who make peace. v.18

“The fruit of righteousness; either the fruit we bring forth, which is righteousness itself, or the fruit we reap, which is the reward of righteousness, viz. eternal life.” (Poole)  It is doing or being what is just and right: the character and acts of a man approved by God.  (Bullinger’s)

 Application:  Apply God's Wisdom in Your Life:

Ø Make wise decisions: Apply the knowledge and understanding gained from God's Word to your daily choices.

Ø Cultivate a teachable spirit: Be open to learning from others and from your experiences.

Ø Be humble: Recognize that true wisdom is not about personal gain but about seeking what aligns with God's truth.

May the Lord bless you with Great Wisdom from above!

 

GOD FIVE CALLS TO REPENTANCE

Introduction: The book of Amos is about God's passion for justice, anger with injustice, and judgment as an on going part of God's relationship with the people.

“Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities” (Amos 3:1-2).

Notice in Chapter 4 God called for repentance and the phrase “Yet have ye not returned unto Me” was mentioned five times in Amos chapter 4 each related to God punishment upon them yet Israel has not returned to God.  Let us see the first:

1.        1. Lack of Bread – Amos 4:6

“I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me, declares the Lord.”

Lack of bread is of the necessity of all human lives. We could die without bread. This is famine in their land.

Today’s Christian life it could mean spiritual bread. Yes, in a spiritual context, a "lack of spiritual bread" can indeed symbolize a lack of the Word of God, as Jesus affirmed, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God".

Amos 8:11, 12

11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.”

Most people think the worst kind of famine is a famine of bread, but Amos reminded Israel that the worst kind of famine is a famine… of hearing the words of the LORD.

Notice carefully the nature of this famine. It is not a lack of God’s Word, but a famine… of hearing the words of the LORD.

2. Lack of Water Environment – Amos 4:7,8

“I also withheld rain from you when the harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another. One field had rain; another had none and dried up. 8 People staggered from town to town for water but did not get enough to drink, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.

a.   I made it rain on one city, I withheld rain from another city: God made the provision of rain so specific, they would know it was from His hand. Yet the message did not get through to them.

3.Lack of Fruitfulness/Prosperity – Amos 4:9

“I blasted you with blight and mildew. When your gardens increased, Your vineyards, Your fig trees, And your olive trees, The locust devoured them; Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the LORD.

Israel would not listen to the chastisement of the LORD, His hand grew more and more heavy upon them. You were like a firebrand plucked from the burning; yet you have not returned to Me: God saw Israel as a glowing ember plucked from the fires of judgment, like the judgment that consumed Sodom and Gomorrah. God spared them, they did not respond in gratitude – they have not returned to God. (Guzik)

4. Lack of Wholeness - Amos 4:10

“I sent among you a plague after the manner of Egypt;  Your young men I killed with a sword, Along with your captive horses; I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils; Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the LORD.

As articulated in Amos 4:10, the refusal of the Israelites to heed their condition and repent is illustrate a profound spiritual blindness.

5. Lack of Godliness  - Amos 4:10

“I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.

This wasn’t a demonstration of God’s anger, but of His gracious love.  If we will not turn back, the hand of chastisement grows heavier and heavier, out of loving desire to see our repentance.

B) God vows to perform what He has promised. Vs. 12-13

“Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel; Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

a. Prepare to meet your God: This is a sober warning, appropriate for all men at all times, because we never know when we will meet our God in eternity. Because we don’t know when, we must always be prepared to meet our God – but this is especially true for those facing the judgment of God. (Guzik)

b. We recognize that one day all will stand before God and give an account. Hebrews 9:27 states, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment," meaning that death is followed by judgment. For sinners its eternal judgment and for saints it’s the Bema Judgment where rewards will be given.

Conclusion: Let us not be stubborn and ignorant of God’s judgment. Let us repent of our wrong doings and let Him change our lifestyle in accordance to His Will and Purpose.

THE POWER OF RESURRECTION

 KNOW ABOUT THE POWER OF RESURRECTION! – YEAR 2025

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS IS NOT JUST A HISTORICAL EVENT!

RESURRECTION IS A LIVING PERSON, JESUS HIMSELF - HE SAID, I AM THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE!  EASTER IS ABOUT RESURRECTION.

When the Resurrection is preached not just as a bible doctrine, not just as a historical fact but when the Resurrection is preached with apostolic revelation and the power of the Resurrection relates to daily living then you will see much gracious grace come upon the Church today and great power for signs and wonders, great power for miracles will be manifested within the Church.

RESURRECTION IS A DAILY LIVING REALITY - JESUS HIMSELF IS RESURRECTED IN US! 

WE WERE ALL BORN AGAIN BY HIS RESURRECTION POWER and SPIRIT TO LIVE IN THE REALM OF HIS RESURRECTION!

THE REALM OF RESURRECTION IS THE ORDAINED REALM FOR ELOHIM'S REDEEMED PEOPLE - IT IS IN THIS REALM WE LIVE, MOVE and HAVE OUR WONDERFUL BEING!

OUR TRUE IDENTITY, GLORY, ROYALTY, VICTORY, DESTINY, DIGNITY and PROSPERITY IS IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION!

OUR TRUE AUTHORITY, ANOINTING, ABUNDANCE and ACHIEVEMENT IS IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION!

OUR TRUE SUPERNATURAL SUPPLY and POWER TO MULTIPLY IS IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION - ELIJAH, ELISHA and JESUS CHRIST OPERATED OUT OF THIS REALM - THEY ALL RAISED THE DEAD and MULTIPLIED FOOD RESOURCES!

OUR TRUE WISDOM and POWER TO CREATE EXCEEDINGLY GREAT WEALTH IS IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION!

OUR TRUE ABILITY TO DO GREAT EXPLOITS and GREATER WORKS IS IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION!

OUR TRUE SATISFACTION, CONTENTMENT and FULFILMENT ARE IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION!

IN HIS RESURRECTION WE LIVE AND MOVE!  AMEN!

DECLARE ALOUD WITH ME.....

YAHUSHUA CHRIST IS MY RESURRECTION and LIFE!!!!!

YAHUSHUA CHRIST IS RESURRECTED IN MY LIFE and AS MY LIFE TODAY!!!!!

I WAS BORN AGAIN BY HIS RESURRECTION POWER and THE SPIRIT OF RESURRECTION NOW ABIDES IN ME!

I AM ONE WITH THE SPIRIT OF RESURRECTION THAT RAISED MASHIYAH FROM AMONG THE DEAD!!!!!

I AM QUICKENED BY THE SPIRIT OF RESURRECTION!

I ABIDE IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION IN WHICH THERE IS NO DEATH, DARKNESS, DEFEAT, DISEASE, DEMONIC PROBLEM, DEBT, DEFICIENCY, DIVORCE, DISCOURAGEMENT, DECEPTION, DISAPPOINTMENT, DISTRESS, DELAY, DECAY OR DESTRUCTION!

I LIVE, MOVE and HAVE MY GLORIOUS and WONDERFUL BEING IN THE REALM OF RESURRECTION!

I AM RESURRECTION-CONSCIOUS!!!!!

I AM SOAKED and SATURATED WITH RESURRECTION LIFE, POWER and GLORY!!!!!

I THINK RESURRECTION!!!!!

I MEDITATE RESURRECTION!!!!!

I BREATHE RESURRECTION!!!!!

I SPEAK RESURRECTION - THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK ARE RESURRECTION LIFE and SPIRIT!!!!!

I LIVE PROPHETICALLY, POWERFULLY, PURPOSEFULLY, PRODUCTIVELY and PROSPEROUSLY BY THE TORAH OF THE SPIRIT OF RESURRECTION LIFE!!!!!

I PROPHESY RESURRECTION!!!!!

I REJOICE IN RESURRECTION!!!

I RELEASE RESURRECTION!!!!!

I MANIFEST and MINISTER RESURRECTION!

I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF RESURRECTION!

 

THE LAODICEANS CHURCH

THE LAODICEANS CHURCH

Introduction:  The church of Laodicea was located 100 miles east of coastal Ephesus.  Laodicea was situated along a well travelled trade route. The strategic position made the city an extremely prosperous venue for commercial, financial and medical trades of the day.  All those are good but of no spiritual values in Christ.

Laodicea was an extremely wealthy city, being renowned for its banking establishments, for its medical schools that specialized in an ointment to cure certain eye afflictions and for a luxurious clothing from the wool of its sheep flocks. A city and a church that was very self-confident and self-sufficient.

A)  The Lukewarm Church

Rev. 3:15-16 – “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.”  KJV

The Lord says the believers in Laodicean church is neither hot nor cold but lukewarm. The church was lukewarm. They lacked fervor and passion. There was no burning zeal for souls, nor a desire to press on in God for perfection. The Lord says that He is going to vomit them out of His mouth. He despises Christians that are halfhearted and non-committed and living on the perimeter. The Lord wants every believer to be fervent and totally committed to Him.

B)  The Spiritual Blind Church

 Rev. 3:17 – “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:”

The church was very proud and self-confident. They were indeed rich and increased with goods, naturally and financially. However, they lacked the true riches of Jesus Christ as they were spiritually poor, blind and naked.

The church that is lukewarm needs gold, white garments and eye salves from God in Revelation 3:18

C)  The Lukewarm Church Need  Jesus – Rev. 3:17-18

17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

Revelation 3:19-22

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.’22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

D) The Lukewarm Church needs three things from God:

1. BUY GOLD REFINED IN THE FIRE

a) Our Working Faith is likened to Gold - 1 Peter 1:6-7 -  (NASB)

6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, 7 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

b) Build up Your Most Holy Faith - JUDE vs. 17-21

Maintain Your Life with God  20 “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”

c) Come, Buy and Drink!

Isaiah 55:1, 2 - “Come, all of you who thirst, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk, without money and without cost!

2 Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

2. BUY WHITE GARMENTS ITS FREE

The Lord Jesus told them the Laodecian believers that they were naked spiritually and recommended them to buy white garments from Him. What are these white garments? The Word of God answers in the book of Revelation when it tells us about the great crowd that the Apostle John saw in heaven:

King James Bible – Rev. 19:8
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”

And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. (Revelation 7:9-16) (NASB)

White garments are the ornaments of the saints and they are WHITE because they were washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb who is Jesus Christ. This is what the Lord Jesus required from the saints in Laodicea – to wash their garments in His blood and whiten them.

b) Believe in Christ  Righteousness Philippians 3:8-10  -  (NKJV)

8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,”

3. ANOINT EYES WITH EYESALVE

a) How to anoint our eyes with eye salve that we may see? To see we need “eye salve” to “open our spiritual eyes”

Although Laodicea were producing the best eye salve in antiquity, the inhabitants of Laodicea, and especially those who considered themselves Christians, were blind when looking at their spiritual state. Therefore, the Lord Jesus tells them to buy eye salve from Him to see their spiritual state. The Word of God is this eye salve, as David wrote in the book of Psalms:

i)             Psalms 19:8 - “the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.” (NASB) 

ii)            EPHESIANS 1:18  New King James Version
“the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,”

     iii)    Proverbs 20:12   KJV
           “The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made             even both of them.”

b) The Purpose of Jesus' Parables
…13 That  is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ 14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’…Berean Study Bible  -  MATT. 13:14

D) The Church Must Repent

Rev. 3:19 – “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”

The Lord chasten those whom He loves. True love tells people when they are wrong, hoping that they will see the truth and change.

E) WHAT IS OUR SPIRITUAL CONDITION?

1) How much do you care about your living with God? How much time do you invest for each of them? Are you satisfied with your Christian faith? A man who is poor in spirit will never be satisfied with his spiritual condition and he wants more of God.

Cry for your faith to be perfected, your white garments be kept white and see with the “Seeing eye” and with the seven Spirit of God in Isaiah 11:2. 

2) The LORD is desiring to open our spiritual eyes MORE and MORE as He gives unto us the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of Revelation  (Ephesians 1:17). He desires to give us the 7 Spirits of God in Isaiah 11:2.  Many will begin to SEE and have VISIONS like never before in the last days.

ALTAR CALL:

Let us repent of our lukewarm-ness and carelessness. Let us ask God for the fire of the Spirit to consume us so that we can be hot and vibrant for the Lord in serving Him.  Let Him cloth us with righteousness and anoint our eyes with eye salve that we may see. Let our faith be strong and faithful in these end times.

THE DIVINE HELPER – Psalm 46:1

1. A Past Helper – “Thou hast been my help” – Psalms 63:7

2. A Present Helper – “a very present help in trouble” – Heb. 13:6

3. A Powerful Helper – “I have laid help upon One that is mighty”

                                    -  Psa. 89:19

4. A Protecting Helper – “The Lord God will help thee” – Isa. 50:7,9

5. A Precious Helper –“I will help thee” – Isa 41:10,13,14

6. A Providing Helper – “the Helper of the fatherless” – Psa. 10:14

7. A Perpetual Helper – “The God of Jeshurun  is thy help”

                                        – Deut. 33:26   

If we can say “the Lord is my Helper,” we can also declare, “I will not fear” – Heb. 13:6

1.   In perplexity, He is our Help to direct, as He did to Eliezer – (Gen. 24:12,42).

2.   In poverty, He is our Help to provide, as He did to Elijah         (1 Kings 27:5,6)

3.   In sickness, He is our Help to strengthen, as He did to Paul –    (2 Cor. 12:9)

4.   In bereavement, He is our Help to console, as He did to the sisters of Bethany  (John 11:25)

5.   In discouragement, He is our Help to stimulate, as He did to Joshua (Josh. 1:6-9)

6.   In disappointment, He is our help to remind us that all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28)

7.   In difficulty, He is our Help to say to us, “Fear not.. I will help thee   (Isa. 12:10)  (500 Bible Study Outline) FE Marsh

A Paraclete (Holy Spirit) Who Help us to Pray - Romans 8:26, 27.

“Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

The Holy Spirit help us as we do not know how to pray but He prays through us in intercession for the saints to the will of God.

We allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives in all things.  He is our Helper. The Holy Spirit's role is to seal believers' salvation, reveal God's thoughts, and teach and guide believers. He fills believers with strength and wisdom, intercedes for them, and gives spiritual gifts. As He dwells inside each believer, He fulfil various roles and functions. He gives life and makes us new.

May the power of God, Jesus love and the Holy Spirit give you an abundant grace daily to serve the Lord. Amen.

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SPIRITUAL INTIMACY WITH GOD

 

SPIRITUAL INTIMACY WITH GOD - Song of Solomon 4:12-16 

12 A garden enclosed Is my sister, my spouse, A spring shut up, A fountain sealed.

13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates With pleasant fruits, Fragrant henna with spikenard,

14 Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices--

15 A fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And streams from Lebanon.

16 The Shulamite Awake, O north wind, And come, O south! Blow upon my garden, That its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden And eat its pleasant fruits.

Introduction:

Ø  The book of Solomon is not only his romantic love life with his bride but it’s a spiritual book between Jesus – The Beloved and the Church – the Shulamite woman.

Ø  Jesus our lover wants to visit our garden if you want Him to.  In book of Songs of Solomon 4:12 – it mentioned of a garden enclosed .. Is my spouse and is a spring and a fountain sealed.

Ø  God wants to be involved in everything we do. He wants us to fellowship with Him, which means communicating with Him throughout our day just like we do with someone who’s our close friend or family member.

Ø  Knowing God loves us, loving Him, spending time with Him, and being grateful for what He’s done and is doing in our lives can help us have a real relationship with Him.  God want you to be still and know He is your Beloved lover.

1. The Garden Barred  - (Song of Sol. 4:12)

“You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed (shut up) fountain.” NIV.

a) A Barred Garden - Song of Sol. 4:12-16

A garden barred but not barren, blown upon but with nothing overblown, a Garden beautified and its Owner satisfied. The Garden Barred against the world’s influences against every kind of impurity against every wind of heresy.

We are living in this dark and evil world controlled by the enemies.  There are many temptations and evil trying to get into our garden. They would plant seeds of death, sickness and pain and hurts into our soil.  So as believers we need to locked against all the world evil influences   Against impurity and every wind of doctrine that is false.  We are a sealed fountain for the Lord only.  Our lives are totally for the Lord not polluted with the world things and thoughts. 

The bible says “Love not this world  - 1 John 2:15,16 – “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

2. The Garden Has Fresh Fruits

a. It has::

Ø  Perennial Freshness in itself – 4:12, 15           

Ø  Pleasant Fruits for the Owner - 4:13           

Ø  Perpetual Fragrance for all - 4:14

b. Psalms 92:14-15  (NKJV)

“They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”    People of the world will come and be attracted to your spiritual garden of the Lord.  You can witness to them that the Lord is good and righteous. He is the Rock of my Salvation.  He is a Holy and Righteous God.

3. The Garden Under the Spirit’s Breath - (Song of Sol 4:16)

The Prayer is “BLOW” THE RESULT IS “FLOW”

“Awake, O north wind, and come, O south! Blow upon my garden, That its spices may flow out”

a.    The prayer is ‘Blow” the result is “Flow” the fragrance of your life.  Let Him come and eat the pleasant fruits.

You are calling the winds of the Spirit to blow and cause the spice to flow.  Let My Beloved Jesus come and taste the fruits of my love.

Here “my garden” was changed to “His garden” In other words my garden is His garden. The whole garden of our inner lives was for Jesus and so were all its fruits.  The fruits of the Spirit of the believer and the whole garden was under the Spirit’s Breath.  Our gardens need the North wind and the South wind of the Spirit.

b.    This is called Revival in these last days. We cannot flow because there is no blow of the Spirit. So we need the Blow. Hello! Church.

So call on the Spirit of God to blow upon our Gardens (our lives, to our church, cities and nation) when there is a blow there will be a flowing out and there will be spices.  Spices attract people.  For me it’s the grace of God in our ministry.

Gill's Exposition

Spices denote the graces of believers, rare, precious, and odorous; and their "flowing out" the exercise of them, their evidence, increase, and the ripening of them; when they diffuse a sweet odour to Christ and others,

4. The Garden Bring Satisfaction to the Owner - (Song of Sol 5:1)

“I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk.”  (Song of Sol 5:1)

a) “I Come”

b) ”I Gather”

c)  “I Eat”

d)  “I Drink”

This was the Lord’s garden.  The Lord was not frequented but had come only in response to special invitation. He will come only when there are fruits and spice to satisfy.  The Lord was able to receive all He owns. Eight different times He mentioned here the possessive “MY’ – my sister, my spouse, my myrrh, my spice, my honeycomb, my honey, my wine, my milk!  Lord Jesus came and drink and eat all to His delight and satisfaction.  Just as Jesus found fruits or figs in the fig tree. - Song of Sol 5:1

Jesus here have come to your garden, He gather, He eats and drinks.  When someone eats and drinks with you called that what?  FELLOWSHIP!

Rev. 3:20 – “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” NIV.  Our spiritual life will bring satisfaction to our Lord the Owner of everything. God will be pleased with you in your work and life.

See how ready Christ is to accept the invitations of his people. After Jesus tasted your fruits He invites others – “Friends”

Friends : Jesus is called your friends of the world to eat and drink when he had eat and drink and fill it with love of fragrance.

“Eat, friends, and drink;  drink your fill of love.”  this is powerful Evangelism.  They come to see your fruits and taste it.  Your life and ministry that will fill them with the love of Christ.

5. The Garden Door Was Locked - Song of Sol 5:2-6

“I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking:

“Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one.

My head is drenched with dew,  my hair with the dampness of the night.”

3. I have taken off my robe— must I put it on again? I have washed my feet—

must I soil them again?”  4 My beloved thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him.”

My Beloved Had Left - Song of Sol 5:5-6  (Many believers have been sleeping)

5 I arose to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh,

my fingers with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.

I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone.

 My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him.

 I called him but he did not answer.

Immediate Obedience is the answer here:  God Jesus is knocking on every door of our heart and the key is prompt obedience.

Churches and believers, by carelessness and security, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to notice our spiritual slumbers and distempers. Christ knocks to awaken us, knocks by his word and Spirit, knocks by afflictions and by our consciences; thus, Revelation 3:20

 May the Lord be a blessings to us as you fellowship with Him daily!