In the Song of Solomon, Solomon's lover calls him "My Beloved" and he calls her "My Love". It is a beautiful story of intimacy that teaches us that we must let go of yesterday to fully enjoy tomorrow!!!
"The mandrakes give a smell, and at our GATES are all manner of pleasant FRUITS, new and old, which I have LAID UP for thee, O my beloved."
(Song of Solomon 7:13)
In this verse there is an aroma of pleasant fruits at "our gates". Gates are openings or portals into something new. If you will notice, the fruit is "new and old", we cannot have the new without the old!! The old fruit refers to our past which, regardless of what it is, it has shaped us into whatever we are today. In real time, we are what we are but there is new fruit to be produced by us!! We will enter the gate of the future, a new portal in time tonight at midnight!! At Midnight you are 6 hours from daylight behind you and 6 hours from daylight ahead of you!! Midnight is a very unique Time of Day!!! It's that split second of time where yesterday meets tomorrow, the past meets the future!!! In that split second we find TODAY which is unique because every new day is today, with yesterday behind us and tomorrow ahead of us!! We do not live in yesterday or tomorrow, we only have today, literally speaking.....
We must run to meet tomorrow with hope and expectation. At this point in Solomon's relationship with his "Love", she hasn't understood every experience but she says, with confidence;
"I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me."
(SS 7:10).
She continues her statement of hope and confidence by saying, "Come, my beloved, LET US go forth into the field; LET US lodge in the villages. LET US get up early to the vineyards; LET US see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves."(SS 7:11-12).
She is now excited about the new experiences ahead of her. It is a new day so let's run to meet it with our hearts filled with love and excitement!! She was so in love with Solomon that she was consumed with desperation when not in His presence. If you read the book in its entirety, you will notice that they move from one experience to another. At first she hesitates to move ahead because she is so attached to yesterday's intimacy that she doesn't want to move on, she wants to stay in the moment. As their relationship progresses she realizes that He is more important than an experience because experiences change, so enjoy them but don't get attached. Religions are built by people trying to
re-play an old experience that was wonderful but in the past. Old fruit will spoil if not consumed and our consumption of the old brings forth the new fruit that we must experience to stay fresh!! You see, the old fruit was once the new fruit and the new will soon be the old! When He moves, move with Him! Experiences are bound by time which is restricted to moments but He has no boundaries nor restrictions. We must enter each new day in the freedom of Christ, free from sin and regret, free to follow His vision for our lives. We must not allow the disapproval of others to hold us captive in some time frame, a mental snap shot of us from ten years ago or even yesterday. Please don't allow someone else's image of you to define or identify who you are at present and especially not in your future. So lay your sin and regret at the Cross of Jesus and run into the new year filled with His resurrection power without hesitation!!!! God is good so the New Year with be good!!!! Remember the old but experience the new!!!
"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?"(Isaiah 43:19)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #GodSpeaks
Life Detox!!!!
Medical research says toxic memories and/or stressful situations release 30 different stress hormones and 1400 different chemical reactions are going on in the brain as long as you are in toxic stress mode!!! This will destroy your mental and physical health because you were not created to contain all of this stress, drama and negativity!! A good percentage of our toxicity comes from the people we have been around and are around on a daily basis.
Your home that you live in, sleep in and eat in was not designed to store trash!! If you take the trash out of your home, it will be comfortable and smell fresh but if you don't take out the trash it will stink!!! Please notice that different types of trash has it's on distinct smell but it stinks and dominates the atmosphere just the same....
Unpleasant odor will end the peace and comfort of the place of rest!! Your furniture will still be comfortable but due to an unpleasant annoying odor that you cannot even see will bring your comfort to an abrupt halt!!! You must find the source and remove it from the premises!!
Ask God's Spirit to free you of people and experiences that create drama in your life. You must also FACE THE FACT that some of the situations, you cannot escape nor can you avoid every person that causes you stress!!!
THIS IS CALLED LIFE!!! If you detox your life you will have the strength and wisdom to deal with what we cannot change!! (By Scott L. Boatner)
"Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:" (Proverbs 2:11 KJV)
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks #BeFree
Your home that you live in, sleep in and eat in was not designed to store trash!! If you take the trash out of your home, it will be comfortable and smell fresh but if you don't take out the trash it will stink!!! Please notice that different types of trash has it's on distinct smell but it stinks and dominates the atmosphere just the same....
Unpleasant odor will end the peace and comfort of the place of rest!! Your furniture will still be comfortable but due to an unpleasant annoying odor that you cannot even see will bring your comfort to an abrupt halt!!! You must find the source and remove it from the premises!!
Ask God's Spirit to free you of people and experiences that create drama in your life. You must also FACE THE FACT that some of the situations, you cannot escape nor can you avoid every person that causes you stress!!!
THIS IS CALLED LIFE!!! If you detox your life you will have the strength and wisdom to deal with what we cannot change!! (By Scott L. Boatner)
"Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:" (Proverbs 2:11 KJV)
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks #BeFree
Trust..Honesty..Transparency...
Be very careful what you allow yourself to hear because it will have an effect on your future. What you mentally process will either have a positive or a negative influence on you. The people around you are the most likely to influence you unless your influence is stronger!!
Can you trust the ones close to you? This question has to be answered because if they are close to you, you hear their voice! You feel their Spirit so you are exposed to their influence!! Do you need to hear their voice?
Do you need to be exposed to their Spirit? Can they be trusted? A question that has to be answered in our relationships in order for us to move forward!
"Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus DID NOT COMMIT himself unto them, because he knew all men,"
(John 2:23-24 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks
Can you trust the ones close to you? This question has to be answered because if they are close to you, you hear their voice! You feel their Spirit so you are exposed to their influence!! Do you need to hear their voice?
Do you need to be exposed to their Spirit? Can they be trusted? A question that has to be answered in our relationships in order for us to move forward!
"Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus DID NOT COMMIT himself unto them, because he knew all men,"
(John 2:23-24 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks
Rocks anyone?
"So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, HE THAT IS WITHOUT SIN among you, let him CAST THE FIRST STONE at her."
(John 8:7 KJV)
Drop your rocks and walk away!!! If you have rocks in your hands to throw at someone then there is no room for God to put His Blessing in your hands!! You will need a Blessing, not rocks, in your hands to Bless your children, your family, your friends, etc.... What had you rather do judge and destroy someone or be a BLESSING TO OTHERS? You can't have it both ways!!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks
(John 8:7 KJV)
Drop your rocks and walk away!!! If you have rocks in your hands to throw at someone then there is no room for God to put His Blessing in your hands!! You will need a Blessing, not rocks, in your hands to Bless your children, your family, your friends, etc.... What had you rather do judge and destroy someone or be a BLESSING TO OTHERS? You can't have it both ways!!!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks
Mercy!!!
"God's Mercy is not relevant to how wonderful I am but a reflection of God's Divine Nature in spite of myself"!!!
By Scott L. Boatner
"Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:" (Psalms 136:23 KJV)
"So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy."
(Romans 9:16 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks #BeFree
By Scott L. Boatner
"Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:" (Psalms 136:23 KJV)
"So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy."
(Romans 9:16 KJV)
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks #BeFree
Veterans Day!!!!!
Today is "Veterans Day", the day we honor all people that have served and are serving in the US Armed Forces!! Memorial Day is the day in May that we honor those that died while serving our country. With a heartfelt gratitude I share my heart today.
I'm sorry that you are not given the respect you deserve.
I'm sorry that so many don't understand your Patriotism.
I'm sorry that you are not paid what you deserve.
I'm sorry that you are not prayed for like you should be.
I'm sorry for all you've lost in service of our country.
I'm sorry that so many leaders of our country are clueless as to your reality.
I'm sorry that so many have gone on before and won't be able to read my apology today. In the scope of things, I know my words won't be read by many today but I'm heartbroken over the fact that so many of the freedoms you have given us are slipping away. I thank you from the depths of my soul for all you do and all you've done!!! May God place His Favor and Blessing on your life!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks #BeFree
I'm sorry that you are not given the respect you deserve.
I'm sorry that so many don't understand your Patriotism.
I'm sorry that you are not paid what you deserve.
I'm sorry that you are not prayed for like you should be.
I'm sorry for all you've lost in service of our country.
I'm sorry that so many leaders of our country are clueless as to your reality.
I'm sorry that so many have gone on before and won't be able to read my apology today. In the scope of things, I know my words won't be read by many today but I'm heartbroken over the fact that so many of the freedoms you have given us are slipping away. I thank you from the depths of my soul for all you do and all you've done!!! May God place His Favor and Blessing on your life!
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
#IBelieve #IReceive #GodSpeaks #BeFree
The Bible is Timeless.....
"Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about."
(Psalms 32:10 KJV)
#IBelieve #IReceive #Godspeaks
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
(Psalms 32:10 KJV)
#IBelieve #IReceive #Godspeaks
I Believe,
Pastor Scott L. Boatner
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