Stewarding The Secret Place
I've been studying Song of Songs in The Passion translation the past few months, and as I read through chapter 2 this past week; The Lord gave me this revelation that I'd like to share. Here it goes! Feel free to chime in and let me know your thoughts! I'm reading through Song of Songs 2 and the Shulamite woman says in verses 3-6 how she finds rest and abundance of life in God's presence. The following verse, verse 7, is the popular line that is often repeated at conferences and when discussing purity. "Promise me, brides to be, by the gentle gazelles and delicate deer that you'll not disturb my love until she is ready to arise." Often times, this is interpreted as not partaking in sex until married or remaining abstinent until marriage. Though I believe this is true, I also believe God is saying so much more in this verse than just that. If you look closely at the verses before, The Lord is affirming her identity in Him and she's realizing that al...