My Beloved
“What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among
women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge
us? My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.” (Song of Solomon 5:9-10)
Today’s
Morsel: To me, the Book of the Song of Solomon
is written as a love story that portrays a soon to be bride and her bridegroom. It is a picture of what Christ is to us and we are to be to Him. As Paul told the church at Corinth, “For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you
to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”(2 Corinthians 11:2) The high priest was not to
marry anyone that was not a pure virgin (see Leviticus
21:10-14). Here, then, we see Christ is our
great high priest, the spouse or husband, and we, the church,
are the pure virgin, His soon bride. We are to be the undefiled,
the unspotted, the unblemished ones. We are to remain pure for His
coming. What is our beloved more than another beloved? Why is Jesus
loved more by so many than any other? Because “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name
under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12);
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8);
And we must show that love by keeping His commandments.”
(John 14:15) We must remain pure for
the soon coming of our Beloved.
Sing: He is
fairer than the lily of the valley, brighter than the morning star; Purer than
snow; Fresher than the breeze, lovelier than all of these.
Thought For Today: Keep
thyself pure.
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