The "Effervescent" Love of God

Meister Eckhart (1260-1327 A.D.) came up with the idea that God is like a pot of boiling water.  God is completely love; and as well, completely in love with Himself, so much so, that as the three person trinity, He continuously boils over into everyone who is open to receive the fullness of His love.  But it doesn't stop there.  His love then boils over in and through His children, and permeates itself throughout the whole world, into unlimited ministries of love toward others.

This Sunday I am starting a series of messages on the Song of Songs.  I have never preached even one message from this mysterious book, let alone tackle a whole series.  So to help me with my focus and understanding of it I have been spending a fair amount of devotional time in the works of Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1113 A.D.), and his 86 sermons on the Song of Songs.  It has indeed been a wonderful spiritual exercise for me to say the least.  You can touch base with this work @:

http://www.pathsoflove.com/bernard/songofsongs/contents.html

Sunday's message is a very simple gospel message about the love of God.  It is based on Song of Songs 1:2, which says,

"Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth-for your love is more delightful than wine."

A few things that I've discovered from a closer investigation of this verse (although I don't want to give it all away) are that: 1. God's love is the most intimate type of love that one can experience; and, 2. it is effervescent in nature.  Hopefully that gives you enough to chew on until Sunday morning.  For those of you who are from away but want to hear more, check out our church website.  The series of messages will be posted weekly for you to hear.  The address is:

http://www.newlifebaptist.ca./

In the meantime, as a way of preparing yourself for what God may want to complete in you, think about your experience and understanding of God's love within you and through you.  Is it effervescent (you may have to look up the meaning of that word to fully appreciate how it applies).

Back to Song of Songs 1:2,  Guess what the Hebrew meaning is for the word wine?  You guessed it - it is "effervescent".  Play with that idea for awhile.  That word has been bouncing around in my mind for the last week.  God's love is effervescent within me.  Praise the Lord!

Have a great weekend and see you on Wednesday!

Blessings,

Pastor Leo