Study 6A ...This section in the Song of Songs tells us how the bride, on account of apathy and neglect, lost fellowship with her bridegroom. The bride loved, and certainly belonged to, her bridegroom...peril of spiritual apathy.
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Study 6A THE PERIL OF SPIRITUAL APATHY
THE SONG OF SOLOMON
Key-verse: ““I slept but my heart was awake:……I opened for my lover, but my lover had left; he was gone…”…” (Song of Songs 5:2-8)
This section in the Song of Songs tells us how the bride, on account of apathy and neglect, lost fellowship with her bridegroom. The bride loved, and certainly belonged to, her bridegroom. That relationship could never change, but for the time being she was out of touch with him. This was due to her apathy, to her neglect of him, to her lazy carelessness. She reached a point where she sought him, ““but my lover had left, he was gone””. It was not his fault that fellowship was broken, but hers, and yet she had not intended it. She had just been careless and neglectful, she had perhaps taken his love for granted, and she had become self-occupied. It was not that she had been unfaithful and had lived as a prostitute (Jeremiah 3:1); it was not due to any wilful sin (Hebrews 10:26); it was not any secret sin (Psalm 90:8); she had not acted as Peter did (Luke 22:54); as Demas did (2 Timothy 4:10); or as Jonah did (Jonah 1:1-3). She had not, in fact, committed any deliberate act of sin; she had just been neglectful and careless. And how easily we can be guilty of the same folly; to be occupied with the Lord’’s service and to love Him, and yet not to be living in close fellowship with Him! Let us see how the bride got into this sad condition and what she did about it.
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1 . THE FOLLY SHE CONFESSED
We get this in verse 2 – – “I slept, but my heart was awake.”” It is foolish for a Christian to sleep when he should be awake, but here we are told that while the bride was asleep her heart was in fact awake. She still loved her lover, but her body was overcome with sleep, and she was completely inactive. This could be said to be the condition of the Church, the Bride of Christ, today. We as believers certainly love Him, but how often we are asleep! We sleep when Jesus, our Bridegroom, waits for us to join Him in the work of evangelism, in the strengthening of the churches or in active, personal witnessing for Him.
”
2 . THE APPEAL SHE HEARD
We get this in verse 2. While she was asleep, with her heart awake, her lover came seeking her. He sought her and tried to restore the fellowship which had been broken. This is how the Lord comes to us when we are neglectful of Him. He appeals to us, and begs us to come back into fellowship with Himself. It was like this in Laodicea (Revelation 3:20). Notice concerning the appeal of the bridegroom to his bride, in verse 2:-
(1) It was urgent – – knocking”.
(2) It was affectionate –- ““Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove…”…”
(3) It was persuasive –- ““my head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night””.
He hoped his love would constrain her. Our Heavenly Bridegroom comes to us in this way – knocking through the voice of the preacher, through His Word, through circumstances; speaking to us in so many ways, with His loving appeal to us to come back into close communion and fellowship with Himself. What did the bride do? Did she get up to greet her bridegroom? No!
”
3 . THE EXCUSE SHE GAVE
We get this in verse 3. It seems as though she was so drowsy that she said in effect, ‘’I’’ve retired to rest. I can’’t get up –- even for you!’’ What a sad condition to get into, and yet it is so easy to get like this and to make excuses –- look up Luke 14:18. So the bride stayed there asleep? Yes, but not for long!
We shall continue in the concluding part (6B).
Before the time ,you will see Jesus ....
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Study 6A THE PERIL OF SPIRITUAL APATHY
THE SONG OF SOLOMON
Key-verse: ““I slept but my heart was awake:……I opened for my lover, but my lover had left; he was gone…”…” (Song of Songs 5:2-8)
This section in the Song of Songs tells us how the bride, on account of apathy and neglect, lost fellowship with her bridegroom. The bride loved, and certainly belonged to, her bridegroom. That relationship could never change, but for the time being she was out of touch with him. This was due to her apathy, to her neglect of him, to her lazy carelessness. She reached a point where she sought him, ““but my lover had left, he was gone””. It was not his fault that fellowship was broken, but hers, and yet she had not intended it. She had just been careless and neglectful, she had perhaps taken his love for granted, and she had become self-occupied. It was not that she had been unfaithful and had lived as a prostitute (Jeremiah 3:1); it was not due to any wilful sin (Hebrews 10:26); it was not any secret sin (Psalm 90:8); she had not acted as Peter did (Luke 22:54); as Demas did (2 Timothy 4:10); or as Jonah did (Jonah 1:1-3). She had not, in fact, committed any deliberate act of sin; she had just been neglectful and careless. And how easily we can be guilty of the same folly; to be occupied with the Lord’’s service and to love Him, and yet not to be living in close fellowship with Him! Let us see how the bride got into this sad condition and what she did about it.
”
1 . THE FOLLY SHE CONFESSED
We get this in verse 2 – – “I slept, but my heart was awake.”” It is foolish for a Christian to sleep when he should be awake, but here we are told that while the bride was asleep her heart was in fact awake. She still loved her lover, but her body was overcome with sleep, and she was completely inactive. This could be said to be the condition of the Church, the Bride of Christ, today. We as believers certainly love Him, but how often we are asleep! We sleep when Jesus, our Bridegroom, waits for us to join Him in the work of evangelism, in the strengthening of the churches or in active, personal witnessing for Him.
”
2 . THE APPEAL SHE HEARD
We get this in verse 2. While she was asleep, with her heart awake, her lover came seeking her. He sought her and tried to restore the fellowship which had been broken. This is how the Lord comes to us when we are neglectful of Him. He appeals to us, and begs us to come back into fellowship with Himself. It was like this in Laodicea (Revelation 3:20). Notice concerning the appeal of the bridegroom to his bride, in verse 2:-
(1) It was urgent – – knocking”.
(2) It was affectionate –- ““Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove…”…”
(3) It was persuasive –- ““my head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night””.
He hoped his love would constrain her. Our Heavenly Bridegroom comes to us in this way – knocking through the voice of the preacher, through His Word, through circumstances; speaking to us in so many ways, with His loving appeal to us to come back into close communion and fellowship with Himself. What did the bride do? Did she get up to greet her bridegroom? No!
”
3 . THE EXCUSE SHE GAVE
We get this in verse 3. It seems as though she was so drowsy that she said in effect, ‘’I’’ve retired to rest. I can’’t get up –- even for you!’’ What a sad condition to get into, and yet it is so easy to get like this and to make excuses –- look up Luke 14:18. So the bride stayed there asleep? Yes, but not for long!
We shall continue in the concluding part (6B).
Before the time ,you will see Jesus ....
more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
https://mobile.facebook.com/segoeevangelism/
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