“We will make you plaits of gold
with studs of silver.”
— Song of Songs 1:11

You may be attached to the world due to your weakness, but He will save you gradually until you are completely separated from the world. Thus the Lord will both constitute His life into you for His divine, golden expression and also work on you by the cross in order that you might experience His redemption. In this way, He will eventually make you His beloved bride who is able to really match Him. (more…)

“We will make you plaits of gold
with studs of silver.”
— Song of Songs 1:11

Silver signifies redemption, and studs of silver again refer to the work of the cross. If you wish to follow the Lord and live before Him, He will make you studs of silver. (more…)

“We will make you plaits of gold
with studs of silver.”
— Song of Songs 1:11

In the midst of this process you will often feel unclear, blocked, frustrated, or even dead. But at such a time the Spirit will constitute you, and the Triune God will work on you, bringing out a further expression of the gold. The more constitution you have, the more of a golden plaited crown you will gain.

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