"He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love" (Song of Solomon 2:4)
Holy feeling had an important place in the life of our Lord. "For the joy that was set before Him" (Hebrews 12:2) He endured the Cross and despised its shame. He pictured Himself crying, "Rejoice with me;for I have found my sheep which was lost" (Luke 15:6).
On the night of His agony He "sang a hymn" before going out to the Mount of Olives. After His resurrection He sang among His brethren in the great congregation (Psalm 22:22).
And if the Song of Solomon refers to Christ (as most Christians believe) then how are we to miss the sound of His rejoicing as He brings His bride home after the night has ended and the shadows have fled away?
Walk in the light! and you shall know
That fellowship of love,
His Spirit only can bestow
Who reigns in light above.
~A. W. Tozer~
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Opening the Sacred Wells
"Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:32)
One of the very greatest calamities which sin has brought upon us is the debasement of our normal emotions. We laugh at thing which are not funny; we find pleasure in acts which are beneath our human dignity; and we rejoice in objects which should have no place in our affections.
The objection to "sinful pleasures," which has always been characteristic of the true saint, is at bottom simply a protest against the degradation of our human emotions.
The world's artificial pleasures are all but evidence that the human race has to a large extent lost its power to enjoy the true pleasures of life and is forced to substitute for them false and degrading thrills.
The work of the Holy Spirit is, among other things, to rescue the redeemed man's emotions, to restoring his harp and open again the wells of sacred joy which have been stopped by sin.
Happiness is nothing but that inward sweet delight which will arise from the harmonious agreement between our wills and the will of God.
~A. W. Tozer~
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