Love Bantering

Spring is in the air.  That usually means little cupid's arrows have taken effect and the love fever has spread.  New love is always fun to watch as relationships begin to bud and bear fruit.  It seems when that new spring air strikes, it permeates an aroma of fresh love; and many are smitten.

This week's message is entitled The Aroma and Beauty of Love.  It is based on the Song of Songs 1:12-17.  The first few verses deals exactly with what the title indicates - aroma and beauty.  When smitten by the power of love one can see beauty where it has never been seen before.  A mist of passionate aroma fills the soul, intoxicating it into love's delirium.  Such is the aroma and beauty of love.

Then the proceeding verses is a discourse of love bantering between a lover and his beloved.  In terms of spiritual metaphor, the lover is Jesus, and we are his beloved.  Be sure to read verses 12 - 17 to see what I mean.  I don't want to give away the essence of my message until Sunday; but you can read these verse contemplatively and come to the same conclusion that I did.

What do I mean by love bantering?  It is when lovers teasingly try to outdo one another through expressions of love.  This, of course, is romance at its best.  "I love you."  "I love you more."  "I love you the most;" and so on.

We are created in the image and likeness of God, therefore we can assume that God loves the expression of our feelings, just as we like the expression of feelings from each other.  I think God loves it when in your time of prayer you enter into love banterings with Him.  "I love you Lord."  "But I loved you first son/or daughter."  "That's so true Lord; but I love you more today than I did yesterday; and I can't wait to experience the depth of your love tomorrow."  "My love will always be sufficient for your every need."

We should tell God that we love Him, not simply through the expression of words, but in th expression of our hearts as well.  The more you search for His love the more you will begin to feel it.  As was said in another article, God's love is effervescent - it bubbles within you, and overflows from your heart.

Praise God for His effervescent love.

Blessings,

-Leo