"My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies." (Songs of Solomon 2:16)
1. Intimacy begins with a relationship. We must accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord before we can ever walk in intimacy with Him. Salvation begins the relationship with Jesus our beloved Savior. "If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9)
2. Intimacy grows through knowledge. After we accept Jesus we must learn all about Him.We must get to know Him and that is through His Word. We began to know His personality, His works, His love, His personage and His love for us. "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." (2 Peter 3:18)
3. Intimacy is in the Holy Spirit. Jesus sent His Spirit the Holy Spirit to indwell is us. The Holy Spirit is the counselor, helper and comforter sent by Jesus to keep us, teach us, love us, sanctify us, consecrate us, lead us, guide us, speak to us and empower us. He is the mother preparing the bride for the great wedding. "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future." (St. John 16:13)
4. Intimacy leads into total devotion. We have grown in our relationship to Jesus and recognize Him as our Savior, friend and know His love for us and ours for Him. In devotion we submit ourselves to Him as our master. We freely give our will, wants and lives to Him and accept His will for our lives. As a wife freely submits to her husband we submit to Jesus our heavenly husband. "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word." (Ephesians 5:25-26)
5. Intimacy is eternal. Understanding that even after death our intimacy with Jesus is still living and strong. Our intimacy will be made complete at the heavenly wedding when the Church will be united with her husband and bridegroom Jesus the Messiah and King. "After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
And the reassuring words of Jesus, "And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)
Heavenly Hymns of Intimacy
"Lord, Lord,
Please don't let me fail,
I want to be your bride;
When my path is dark,
Walk thou by my side,
When my faith is weak,
Only let me see,
Something thou has done for me!
Blessed Quiteness
Joys are flowing like a river,
Since the Comforter has come;
He abides with us forever,
Makes the trusting heart His home.
Blessed quietness, holy quietness,
Blest assurance in my soul!
On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me,
And the billows cease to roll.
I Love Him
I love Him,
Because He first loved me,
I love Him,
Because He set me free,
I love Him,
He is my all in all,
And without Him I surely would fall!
It Is Well
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
A song in the night, oh my soul!
It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
1. Intimacy begins with a relationship. We must accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord before we can ever walk in intimacy with Him. Salvation begins the relationship with Jesus our beloved Savior. "If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9)
2. Intimacy grows through knowledge. After we accept Jesus we must learn all about Him.We must get to know Him and that is through His Word. We began to know His personality, His works, His love, His personage and His love for us. "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." (2 Peter 3:18)
3. Intimacy is in the Holy Spirit. Jesus sent His Spirit the Holy Spirit to indwell is us. The Holy Spirit is the counselor, helper and comforter sent by Jesus to keep us, teach us, love us, sanctify us, consecrate us, lead us, guide us, speak to us and empower us. He is the mother preparing the bride for the great wedding. "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future." (St. John 16:13)
4. Intimacy leads into total devotion. We have grown in our relationship to Jesus and recognize Him as our Savior, friend and know His love for us and ours for Him. In devotion we submit ourselves to Him as our master. We freely give our will, wants and lives to Him and accept His will for our lives. As a wife freely submits to her husband we submit to Jesus our heavenly husband. "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word." (Ephesians 5:25-26)
5. Intimacy is eternal. Understanding that even after death our intimacy with Jesus is still living and strong. Our intimacy will be made complete at the heavenly wedding when the Church will be united with her husband and bridegroom Jesus the Messiah and King. "After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
And the reassuring words of Jesus, "And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)
Heavenly Hymns of Intimacy
"Lord, Lord,
Please don't let me fail,
I want to be your bride;
When my path is dark,
Walk thou by my side,
When my faith is weak,
Only let me see,
Something thou has done for me!
Blessed Quiteness
Joys are flowing like a river,
Since the Comforter has come;
He abides with us forever,
Makes the trusting heart His home.
Blessed quietness, holy quietness,
Blest assurance in my soul!
On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me,
And the billows cease to roll.
I Love Him
I love Him,
Because He first loved me,
I love Him,
Because He set me free,
I love Him,
He is my all in all,
And without Him I surely would fall!
It Is Well
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
A song in the night, oh my soul!
It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
