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SESSION 3 : Song of Songs Chapter 1:3-8 (NKJV)

I have had weeping bouts, moments of such brokenness, and times of

ecstasy that only the Lord has witnessed—and rightly so. These times
of healing and deliverance, necessary for my spiritual growth, were

meant for our eyes only and not for spectators. In my experience, it is
at these times that the Lord has given me the most significant

revelations about Himself and my own heart.

Notice also how she addresses Him as King. Complete dedication to
His rule and reign in our lives always precedes a life of intimate love

and devotion. Why? I believe it is because surrender to God opens up
more revelation into what it means to live in covenant with Him. And

to the degree that we are convinced of our covenant-keeping God and
all that it entails, the greater our love will be.

Self must be de-throned and the Lord enthroned upon our hearts and

over our lives. When the Lord sees our willingness to forsake
everything to love Him more deeply and follow Him more closely, He

takes us into a deeper level of understanding of His love. This then
leads to a willingness for greater surrender, which opens us up to

receive even greater love and intimacy—until the day of full

consummation, which is what the writer is referring to in the book of
Ephesians:

“[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience
for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge

[without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your

being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

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