Bibledoorajar goes with the Country Girl to Find the Beloved

     Last year I divided some of the lilies in my yard because when overcrowded they tend to not bloom as much. Now the garden is a source of great joy for me. The lilies, white, yellow, purple and bronze, are bigger and taller and more beautiful to behold. The task of dividing them was worth it.

Our country girl knows exactly where HER beloved has gone. Her mind goes back to the time when he first sought her out as he was watching over his sheep among the lilies of Israel. He will be out there laboring and if she wants to restore her relationship with him she must go to him there---the place to shepherd sheep. Back to the place when she was fair--a lily of the valley. She knows he still longs for her; she simply must go to him. And, so she does. And she goes with new commitment. Early on she had said, "my beloved is mine and I am his," but now she says, "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine."

In my own personal walk, I remember putting this commitment this way: I know that I know that I know that I am His and He is mine! There is no turning away now! The country girl and I have chosen to stay with Him among the sheep and share the work. Yesterday He and I (among others)  cooked for and served the family of a sister gone home to eternity and we applauded the decision for Christ as two young men were baptized. Then we laid the body of His beloved sheep to rest. I wouldn't have chosen to be anywhere else!