Have No Fear My Savior Is Near

King James Daily Bible Study Devotional

Message Title: Have No Fear My Savior Is Near
Date: Wednesday July 06, 2011
Chapters: Song of Solomon 1-3, Proverbs 6, Psalm 26
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Details of Today's Chapters: The Bride and Bridegroom in joyful communion in reference to Christ and the church, the Bridegroom speaks concerning himself and his Bride, the Bride speaks remembering her satisfaction in her beloved, and the Bride seeking the favor of the Bridegroom, she calls upon all to admire Him.

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“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” - Luke 12:27-32.

The lily, pure, and delicate, is a genus of plants of many species, produces bell-shaped, white flowers with streaks of pink in them. Its beauty and fragrance foreshadow the preciousness of Christ to the Church. All who clothe themselves in the robe of Christ receive His precious blood, making them as pure and white as the lily. Our Savior often represents Himself as a shepherd, making His followers His little flock. Few really follow Christ compared to the multitude who profess to love Him, but those who do need not fear for our Savior is near and will provide us with everything we need here on earth as we await our day in the Kingdom of God.

The Book of Song of Solomon is the twenty-second book of the Old Testament/Bible and contains eight chapters. The author of the book is King Solomon and it was written to Israel and all believers. The time line is approximately 1014 BC. The purpose of the book is to show the intimate relationship between Jesus and the Church as demonstrated by the intimate marriage relationship between a husband and wife. What we are to learn from the book is that the divine model of love between a man and his wife is the pattern for the relationship between Christ (Man) and the Church (His Bride). “My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” - Song of Solomon 2:16.

Gracious souls take most pleasure in loving Christ and being loved of Him. Christ's love is more valuable and desirable than the best this world can give. In this dramatic poem, the spouse, first introduces herself to the bridegroom and then to the daughters of Jerusalem.

“I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.” - Song of Solomon 1:5-8.

This is an illustration of the sinners soul, being defiled by a sinful nature it is black. The blackness of their hearts made them suffer hardships, which caused them to neglect the care of her own soul, making them wretched slaves to sin. That is until the Savior came in and cleansed then white as snow. “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” - Isaiah 1:18.

Jesus said that even king Solomon, the richest and most magnificent of all the kings of Israel, whose grandeur, and glory, exceeded all the princes of the earth, acknowledged that he was not clothed in a robe so pure and white as the lily that grows wild in the field. Humble souls see the most beauty in the Bridegroom. Chapter 2 gives us a little illustration of the lily.

“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.” - Song of Solomon 2:1-5.

Believers are beautiful, as clothed in the righteousness of Christ, fragrant as adorned with the graces of His Spirit and they thrive under the refreshing beams of the Sun of righteousness. To them He is the precious rose and the lily. Those whose hearts are filled with the love of Christ and the hope of heaven are rejoicing in Him and longing for the day they get to see their Savior face to face. “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” - Titus 2:11-13.

When a man and woman become husband and wife they become one flesh, two souls are joined together as one flesh, in other words, they become soul mates. When one soul is away from the other it feels alone and disconnected from the other, longing for the day it can reunite with it's love. Before a soul finds it's soul mate it is lost and a lost soul will go searching for any one or thing that finds it until it finds the one it is to be with. Once the two souls find each other there is no separating them.

“By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.” - Song of Solomon 3:1-4.

This is a great illustration of a lost soul that finds Christ, once it finds Him they become soul mates, Jesus grabs a hold of it and never lets it go. As soul mates with Christ He promises to never leave nor forsake us. When Christ is with us we can boldly say, “I have no fear for my Savior is near!” We need not fear anything with our Savior. “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” - Hebrews 13:5,6.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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