Everything seems right - God has planted a vineyard and tended it, but then bad, stinky fruit emerges. What has happened? How can we make things right? Chad gives another encouraging lesson and meditation on this passage, helping us to trust fully in the work of God. Even if we are plowed up and torn apart for a season, perhaps He is accomplishing the good that He wants for us, the good we cannot do for ourselves. Bryan Duncan and guitarist Kid Ramos team up on this song that speaks of God cultivating beauty from the wasteland.

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Lyrics for Beauty from the Wasteland

My life is a wasteland

Trampled and broken down

Briars and thorns are everywhere

In this dry and thirsty ground

I give to You my land

Plant your vines in my soil

Spirit do Your work in me

Lord Jesus, make me whole

Chorus

You bring life from death

And beauty for ashes

Forgiveness for my sins

All that I bring to You is dust and sand

But You cultivate the beauty

Beauty from the wasteland

Don’t let me be satisfied

With wild grapes in this land

Don’t let me choke from the weeds

Won’t You prune me by your hand

Pour down the rain of your Spirit

Stream the sunlight of Your Word

Cause me to root and blossom

Let my soul be undisturbed

Chorus

You bring life from death

And beauty for ashes

Forgiveness for my sins

All that I bring to You is dust and sand

But You cultivate the beauty

Beauty from the wasteland

I will sing for the one I love

For the one I love is You

A realistic and encouraging episode. If we seek peace alone, we will never find it, because only Christ is the Prince of Peace. Chad explains, consoles and encourages yet again in this often overlooked book of scripture. This is our final episode on Song of Songs and the songs of Isaiah is coming next. The beautiful and talented Cathy Schreiner sings "Shalom". Please tell your friends about Hidden Streams.

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Lyrics to Shalom:

Shalom, shalom

Come in through my door

My heart is Your home

My Savior, my Lord

Shalom, shalom

I’m held in Your care

Peace in my soul

The covering I wear

My thirst is quenched

My hunger is sated

By the Savior who loves me

And patiently waited

In the time of trouble

In my time of grief

To flow down like water

A flood of relief

Down through my vineyards

Into my garden with kindness and love

Shalom, shalom

Come in through my door

My heart is Your home

My Savior, my Lord

Shalom, shalom

I’m held in Your care

Peace in my soul

The covering I wear

When darkness surrounds

And all understanding

is dimmed by fear

Storm clouds arise

Yet I see in Your eyes

That all is well, here

You are the peace

When You change all my plans

You are the peace

Who steadies my hands

Sending peace through my vineyards

Into my garden with kindness and love

It's inevitable, that feeling like God has turned His face away from us. Chad brings truth and comfort to us as he meditates on this beautiful Psalm, and Ryan Delmore sings "God Has Forsaken Me".

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As we move towards the end of the Song of Songs, once again we are confronted with the depths and riches of God's perfect love for us. Uncomforatable and overwhelming, yet it is true; that God made us, delights in us and wants us to be forever with Him. Chad beautifully unpacks this reading and Izzi Ray sings a stirring rendition of "Jealous Love".

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Lyrics to Jealous Love


Put me like a seal over your heart
For you know this love is true


Put me like a seal on your arm


I’ve got jealous love for you

Now I will arise and go about the city
Through the streets and in the square
I will search for the one my soul loves
So I looked for him but did not find him there

I was born for you
I lived for you
I died for you, and rose again for you
I will return for you, my love

Put me like a seal over your heart


You are like a lily among the thorns
Put me like a seal on your arm
How beautiful you are in all your charms


O my dove in the clefts of the rock
In the secret place of the steep pathway


Show me your face let me hear your voice
For your voice is sweet and your face lovely

I came down for you
I died for you
I rose again, and intercede for you
I will return for you, my love

Put me like a seal over your heart


Who is this that grows like the dawn


Put me like a seal on your arm


Beauty of the moon pure as the sun


Put me like a seal over your heart
For you know this love is true
Put me like a seal on your arm


I’ve got jealous love for you

"Better than I deserve" is a statement rich with meaning for those of us who have heard the good news and believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. This week's podcast finds us in chapter 6 of Song of Songs, caught up in a romantic dream come true. The analogy is pretty obvious; we are so loved by God, and God considers us His "body" on earth. Every part of the body has worth and Chad beautifully unpacks this encouraging passage. Izzi Ray sings "How Beautiful You Are".

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That we are the "bride of Christ", this thought can get us confused and uneasy, as in "why would He want to have anything to do with me?" Chad once again meditates on these encouraging scriptures. When we are in trouble, we cling to God's love. As this episode is being uploaded, our beloved Lutheran brother Kris Lewis lies in a coma in California after suffering a severe stroke. If our faith left out the glorious love of the Bridegrrom, the lover of our soul, we would give in to despair. But no, we are loved now and into eternity, and loved so deeply that God would call us His bride. We cannot lose, when are hope is in Christ. The talented Marvelle Figueroa sings "My Perfect One".

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Song of Songs (Ch 6:1-10)

Lyrics to "My Perfect One"

“Who is this who looks down like the dawn,

Glorious beauty, as the moon, bright as the sun,

My perfect one, in love divine
Turn away your eyes, for they overwhelm me—

Your eyes are formidable, like an army

My perfect one, and I am Your bride

Chorus:

Together, together in the garden of love

Our eyes meet together, but I want to run

Turn away, You are too beautiful

Look away, I am not worthy

But You are my Savior, and I am Your bride

You ask me where my Beloved has gone,
Would he hide his face away

My perfect one, in love divine

My beloved has gone down to his garden
and there he will gaze into my eyes
My perfect one, and I am Your bride

Chorus:

Together, together in the garden of love

Our eyes meet together in the garden of love

Turn away, You are too beautiful

Look away, I am not worthy

But You are my Savior, and I am Your bride

As we enter Lent, we are so blessed to know that the scriptures give us a script to speak to God about our concerns and despair. Chad guides us through this wonderful Psalm with grace and compassion. Izzi Ray sings "Why"

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