Author Archives: Mark Shields

Love Initiates Action

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mark Shields

Reading in Song of Songs 4, the Shulammite girl has an effect upon the shepherd. She steels the shepherd’s heart. Her love is more pleasing than wine. Her lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb. The word pictures the shepherd uses … Continue reading →

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Inspired by the Passion

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Mark Shields

I was inspired in reading Song of Songs 3:6-4:7 by the passion of Christ which gives us all hope and enthusiasm for life. Like the song Live Out Loud by Steven Curtis Chapman, let us desire to give God our … Continue reading →

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Love for the Father and the Church

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mark Shields

As I journey through Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, I find it very challenging but very beneficial. The representation in Song of Songs 3:6-4:7 is of the church or the bride riding in a chariot through the desert … Continue reading →

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Love Has a Voice and a Name

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Mark Shields

Love has a voice and a name … JESUS and He loves so much that He died for you and for me. As we journey through life, pause along the way and celebrate because we can look forward to the … Continue reading →

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Desire for Spiritual Communion

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Mark Shields

This week, I’ve been posting some thoughts from my study of Song of Songs 1-3. Some read this book of the Bible as a love poem; others believe it is written symbolically to express the affections between Christ and the … Continue reading →