The Rose of Sharon

[cavell]

"I am the Rose of Sharon"

Song of Solomon 2:1

Whatever there may be of beauty in the material world, Jesus Christ possesses all that in the spiritual world in a tenfold degree. Amongst flowers the rose is deemed the sweetest, but Jesus is infinitely more beautiful in the garden of the soul than the rose can in the gardens of earth. He takes the first place as the fairest among ten thousand.

He is the sun, and all others are the stars; the heavens and the day are dark in comparison with Him, for the King in His beauty transcends all. "I am the rose of Sharon." This was the best and rarest of roses. Jesus is not "the rose" alone, He is "the rose of Sharon," just as He calls His righteousness "gold," and then adds, "the gold of Ophir"--the best of the best. He is positively lovely, and superlatively the loveliest. There is variety in His charms.

The rose is delightful to the eye, and its scent is pleasant and refreshing; so each of the senses of the soul, whether it be the taste or feeling, the hearing, the sight, or the spiritual smell, finds appropriate gratification in Jesus. Even the recollection of His love is sweet. Take the rose of Sharon, and pull it leaf from leaf, and lay by the leaves in the jar of memory, and you shall find each leaf fragrant long afterwards, filling the house with perfume.

Christ satisfies the highest taste of the most educated spirit to the very full. The greatest amateur in perfumes is quite satisfied with the rose: and when the soul has arrived at her highest pitch of true taste, she shall still be content with Christ, nay, she shall be the better able to appreciate Him.

Heaven itself possesses nothing which excels the rose of Sharon. What emblem can fully set forth His beauty? Human speech and earth-born things fail to tell of Him. Earth's choicest charms commingled, feebly picture His abounding preciousness. Blessed rose, bloom in my heart for ever!

Charles Spurgeon Devotions

 

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There's a Rose that is blooming for you....friend
There's a Rose that is blooming for me
It's perfume is pervading the world....friend
It's perfume is for you and for me

There's a Rose, a lovely Rose, and it's beauty all the world can see
There's a Rose, a lovely Rose, it's perfume is for you, and for me.

Hallulujah. Blessed be His lovely Name. His Name is Jesus.......can you smell the fragrance of His beauty as He passes by........?

 

[cristianna]

Beautiful Cavell! Thanks for sharing!

 

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Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word.
Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know thus saith the Lord

Jesus, Jesus How I trust Him
How Ive proved Him o're and o're
Jesus, Jesus, Blessed Jesus
O for grace to trust Him more

 

[tpony298]

lovely, I named my first daughter Sharon Rose. And gave her to god early in her life and He has been struggling to hold on to her. She is born again, but is pleagued by satan, with alcohole, and she fights it. sometimes we have bible study together. we used to do it every day, but this boy friend "load with money" buys her anything she wants. so He bought a brand new camper, fully stocked. and now they are traveling a few day to a week and dwe don't get to study any more. but she does carry her bible and reads it, sometimes out loud to the man. then she will call me and tell me what she read today. IT is a big battle. I love her and will not let go of her.
Thank you for posts on the rose of sharon. it has stirred my strength and I am going to go to God in prayer.

 

[cristianna]

Praying for your daughter tpony.

 

[cavell]

lovely, I named my first daughter Sharon Rose. And gave her to God early in her life and He has been struggling to hold on to her. She is born again, but is plagued by satan, with alcohol, and she fights it. Sometimes we have bible study together. we used to do it every day, but this boy friend "loaded with money" buys her anything she wants. so He bought a brand new camper, fully stocked. and now they are traveling a few day to a week and we don't get to study any more. but she does carry her bible and reads it, sometimes out loud to the man. then she will call me and tell me what she read today. IT is a big battle. I love her and will not let go of her.
Thank you for posts on the rose of sharon. it has stirred my strength and I am going to go to God in prayer.

God has a thousand ways to answer every prayer
And when I stand in need I know that He is there
No good will He withhold from children of His care
A thousand ways has Jesus to answer every prayer

God will have a way to bring her back to Him. There will be a way suited to your daughters situation...... exactly

 

[tpony298]

Thank you,,,abd thanks for the prayers, love Pony

 

[cavell]

Long ago in a valley so fair friend,
Far away by a beautiful sea,
This Rose in its beauty first bloomed, friend
And it blooms still for you and for me.

Hallelujah....."There is no other name given among men whereby we can be saved"