His Valentine

"My beloved speaks and says to me,

Rise up, my love, my fair one,

and come away.

For, behold, the winter is past;

the rain is over and gone.

The flowers appear on the earth;

the time of singing of birds has come,

and the voice of the turtledove

is heard in our land.

The fig tree puts forth her green figs

and the vines are in blossom 

and give forth their fragrance.

Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away."

(Song of Solomon 2:10-13)

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Do I heed Christ when He bids me to come away from the

 the lion's den of temptation and dwell with Him?

Am I willing to have the north wind

of adversity  blow upon me,

if it will better fit me

for Christ's presence

and companionship?

In my weariness from earthly cares,

do I hesitate to answer

when the Divine Shepherd

knocks at my door,

and so turn Him 

from me?

-The Amplified Bible

"Fear not,for you will not be ashamed; neither

 be confounded and depressed, for you shall not

 be put to shame. For you shall forget the shame 
of your youth, and you shall not seriously remember

the reproach of your widowhood  any more.

For Your Maker is Your Husband,

the Lord of hosts is His name

and the Holy One of Israel

is your Redeemer;

the God of the whole earth

He is called."

(Isaiah 54:4-5)

 

Vladimir Volegov

Although the 54th chapter of Isaiah reflects God's joy over redemption,

it is also His personal love letter to His forsaken daughters,

the lonely, the disappointed, the childless, the widow,

to let them know that while the circumstances of their lives

 might have caused them to feel rejected, even worthless, 

He will never leave nor forsake them.

Isaiah 54 has all the blessed assurance that

despite our outward circumstances,

we are His own true love and

He is ours, forever.

“All are yours, and you are of Christ,  and Christ is of God.”

( 1 Corinthians 3:22-23)

Loved with everlasting love,

 led by grace that love to know;
Gracious Spirit from above,

 Thou hast taught me it is so!
O this full and perfect peace! 

O this transport all divine!
In a love which cannot cease, 

I am His, and He is mine.
In a love which cannot cease,

 I am His, and He is mine.

Heav’n above is softer blue,

Earth around is sweeter green!
Something lives in every hue

 Christless eyes have never seen;
Birds with gladder songs o’erflow, 

flowers with deeper beauties shine,
Since I know, as now I know,

 I am His, and He is mine.
Since I know, as now I know, 

I am His, and He is mine.

Things that once were wild alarms

 cannot now disturb my rest;
Closed in everlasting arms,

 pillowed on the loving breast.
O to lie forever here, 

doubt and care and self resign,
While He whispers in my ear,

 I am His, and He is mine.
While He whispers in my ear,

 I am His, and He is mine.

His forever, only His;

 Who the Lord and me shall part?
Ah, with what a rest of bliss 

Christ can fill the loving heart!
Heav’n and earth may fade and flee,

 firstborn light in gloom decline;
But while God and I shall be, 

I am His, and He is mine.
But while God and I shall be,

 I am His, and He is mine.

 "I am His, and He is Mine"

By George W. Robinson

(1876)

Music By  James Mountain

"Hymns of Con­se­cra­tion and Faith"

(1876) 

 "My Beloved is mine and I am His!"

(Song of Solomon 2:16)