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Diane Virginia: Our Bridegroom is the Lion of Judah

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In Song of Solomon, we as Bride say “His eyes are like doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk and fitly set” (Song 5:12 NKJV). This references Beloved Jesus as filled with the Spirit, and rightly aligned. Can He also be this Lion? Yes, Love, He absolutely can be and He is. Beloved is holy, and not affected with sin the way we have been even though He has been tempted in every way (see Hebrews 4:15), so He is the only person who can pronounce this final judgment, and the only one who can save the Christian from it. This speaks doom to satan and his cohorts, but rescue to the Bride of Christ. …

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Stephanie Pavlantos: Joy Comes in the Mourning

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.          Matthew 5:4 ESV When was the last time you mourned over someone or something? There are days my heart is heavy over the things I see in this world–in politics, in the church, or in our country. I have mourned over the death of family members and pets, and the loss of relationships. Sometimes as I mourned, I felt Jesus mourning with me, and other times … Continue reading →

Diane Virginia: Renewal of the Bride

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A natural spring that has been frozen all Winter, has begun to trickle again. It gurgles across the grass and clay, etching a zig-zag into the land. A bumblebee sips from the rock it wets. …

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Stephanie Pavlantos: The Passover Lamb

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Growing up, I loved Easter Sunday. We dressed up in our new dresses, ate the candy from our Easter basket, went to church, and spent the day with family eating a lot of food. I grew up hearing the same story every year of Jesus’ crucifixion, death, and resurrection. I’m not sure how much it really meant to me until I was out of college. I remember hearing a song called Watch the Lamb by Ray Boltz in the late 1990s. It … Continue reading →

Stephanie Pavlantos: The Betrothal

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After four months of dating, my boyfriend got some of our friends together and planned a three-day cruise. There were eight of us total, four guys and four girls — two rooms (one for the guys and one for the girls). Then, off we went to the Bahamas. On the last night of our cruise, there was a formal dinner with great food, friends, and fun. At the end of the night, Mike took me to the top deck overlooking … Continue reading →

Stephanie Pavlantos: The Poor in Spirit

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And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.                Revelation 5:10 ESV Biology was and is my favorite subject. I loved learning about the different plants, animals, cells, and fungi in the world, especially how we as humans fit into it all. This world belongs to our Creator and everything in it He made it with a purpose—except mosquitos….I’m not sure of their … Continue reading →

Diane Virginia: The Boiling Pot

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Look at the power of the love-force you mention in chapter eight as natural love (ahabah). This kind of love is intense to the point that a man would give every one of his possessions to attain the woman’s attention, and he might even kill to protect her. It is so intense it cannot be drowned or extinguished and is comparable to “a most vehement flame.” This love force is a passion where reasoning is sometimes forgotten and a man might act out of impulse or even jealousy. …

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Evelyn Mason Wells: A Fruitful Prayer

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Through prayer, we cooperate with the process of being conformed to the glorious likeness of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The fruit, or effects of the Holy Spirit’s work, which are listed in the verses below, are followed by a prayer that may prove very fruitful: …

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