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Day 7: The kisses of His mouth (SoS 1:2a)

 Song of Songs Chapter 1 verse 2:


"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth..."
Song of Solomon 1:2 NKJV
The Bride expresses here that the kiss happens through the kisses of her Beloved's mouth. Though Jesus our Beloved is real, we can't see or touch Him physically, so what are the kisses of His mouth?

The mouth is primarily an organ of speech before it is an organ to show affection. To understand the kisses of Jesus' mouth, we'll run through John where Jesus fed 5000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish.

Seeing this great wonder, people sought Him out the day after for another of such. But when He wouldn't succumb and spoke to them instead about seeking Him, the bread of life, they turned away from Him. Jesus at that moment asked if the disciples would leave too and Peter said:

...“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also, we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
John 6:68‭-‬69 NKJV

In simple terms, Peter told Jesus that His words were their very life. They were not following Him for the miracles and signs unlike the crowd, they were following Him for His words. They realized that as bread sustains physical life, the words of Jesus sustain spiritual life.

The Centre for Bible Engagement did a study and found that people who read the bible four times a week are 59% less likely to view pornography, about 200% more likely to share the gospel with others, 68% less likely to engage in premarital sex, 30% less likely to feel lonely and 61% less likely to smoke or drink. Even spiritual stagnancy drops by 60% and anger issues by 30%.

The Bible is not just another bundle of ink-stained paper or another app on your phone to show you're a Christian. John chapter 1 says Jesus is the Word and in the Word is life. So to get intimate with the word is to get intimate with Jesus, to get intimate with Jesus is to enjoy life abundantly.

Whatever challenge may be keeping you from a rich, vibrant life both physical and spiritual cannot stand against the life in the word.

In conclusion, I'll say this: when you're in love with someone, you like to spend time conversing with them. You even read their texts and listen to their voice notes over and over again. Every time you do that you have the same fuzzy feeling you did when you first read or heard those. The bible fuels and satisfies our love for Jesus. The words of Jesus are the kisses of His mouth and it is primarily through them we experience His love.

PRAY WITH ME:
I realize today that your word is life. As I commit to paying more attention and give more time to fellowshipping with you through your word, Lord reveals yourself to me and lets me love you more each day. Amen.

REFLECT AND ACT:
  • How important is the word and what is written in it to you? Make a plan to give more attention to reading the word of God each day.
  • Are there any habits or fears you're struggling with that are holding you back from intimacy with Jesus? Find life-giving scriptures that address them, read, study, confess, and meditate on them till you experience victory.





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