A Covenant of Peace

I love how Shulamite – in Hebrew, means ‘𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵’ or ‘𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭.’  There is a place of perfect peace knowing that our Beloved loves us completely.  A place where we can simply trust, no matter what life throws at us there is that one constant, and it’s Him, our Bridegroom, our Jesus.  In fact, Shulamite can also mean ‘𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦.’  A contract, a pledge, and a promise that the Great I Am makes with you.  A covenant to bring you peace and not distress, reconciliation and not discord, love and not hate.  His word says, “𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑴𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅,” 𝑺𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”  (Isaiah 54:10) I will have mercy on you and my kindness shall NEVER be removed from you!  What a beautiful promise. 

Shulamite also means ‘𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥.’  This love relationship with your Bridegroom will restore you, you will be made whole again, in Jesus you have found your safe place!  When your Beloved looks at you, He considers you perfect – of course He does, He made you that way!  He is the Artist, and you are His canvas, He is painting a Rembrandt, a Renoir, each stroke absolute genius!  You are His Masterpiece!

I want to be that Shulamite and be wholly restored, completely made new, entirely redeemed!  It comes back to that knowing that I know that I know that I can trust my Beloved, that I am safe with my Beloved.  I want the hallmark of my life to be one of peace, one where people will say she really loved her Jesus!

𝗦𝗼, 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀!