Steve Porter and his ministry is all about "drawing us closer to the Lord" and I really appreciate his messages!
We both had the same spiritual father, Wade Taylor, who sowed into us well just how important it is to have intimacy with the Lord...at all times.
In Song of Solomon 4:1, it says, "You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead" (NLT). The eyes of doves are unique. A dove has singleness of vision, which means it can't look to the left or the right. A mule must wear blinders because it's distracted by everything, but a dove looks straight ahead.
When the bridegroom said to the bride, "Your eyes are like doves," he was saying, "You look right at me with a singleness of heart. You're not distracted by what's happening on the left or the right. You have a deep desire for me that I deeply appreciate. You have dove eyes."
Oh, that the Lord would softly say those words over us today—that we have dove eyes, because we're not cheating on Him, and we've put no other gods before Him. The truth is that He's jealous of us. This very day as I write this, I released a prophetic word about how the little foxes come to spoil the vineyard; they come in to steal, kill, and rob us of our relationship with the Lord.
"Don't stare at me because I am dark—the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn't care for myself—my own vineyard." (Song of Solomon 1:6 NLT)
| "Can I trust you to develop a singular focus on Me alone so that you do not miss My best?" |
"How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead." (Song of Solomon 4:1 NIV)
Tending to the Vineyard of Your Heart and Affections
Sometimes we feel forced to care for everyone else's vineyards, leaving us little time to manage our own assignments, which means we are distracted from the things we're supposed to do. However, the Lord is raising a mature Bride who has dove eyes and who keeps her gaze fixed on the goal. I want dove eyes, don't you?
"...within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats..." (Song of Solomon 4:1 KJV). Now, if I were to say that you have goat hair, you wouldn't take that as a compliment, would you? But, it was actually a compliment back in Biblical times. That phrase was symbolic, communicating a particular kind of beauty. The Bible says that when a woman has long hair, it's a glory to her. Long hair speaks of submission to authority.
When He said that her hair was like a flock of goats, he was saying: "You are My submitted Bride, without a hint of rebellion. You come to Me not out of obligation and duty but because you have singleness of vision. You come to Me because you love and submit to Me and that's the glory that covers you." I want to be a submitted lover of God! I want to have the eyes of the dove with a singleness of vision. Do you feel that way? Do you want dove eyes? He wants you to be His Bride who submits under His authority because when you are, you're exquisitely beautiful in His sight.
"Come Away with Me, My Fair One"
My dear friend, I feel a stirring in my spirit and want to release a prophetic word over you today. If this is for you, claim it as your own. (Photo via Steve Porter)
"My precious child; beloved, I am calling you to a much deeper relationship with Me – to focus your gaze on Me alone. Even as a dove fixes its gaze upon its mate, unmoved by distractions, I want you to fix your gaze on Me alone, My 'love bird.'
"Do not be like a... (continue reading)
