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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Song of Solomon 4:1-16; ; Song of Solomon 5:1
While the Lord looks with rapture on the beauty of His Bride, where is she looking? Too often we allow ourselves to be dazzled by the glittering and exciting attractions of the world (Lebanon)! Oblivious as we are, we do not notice the "lions’ dens" or the cunning leopards (v. 8). But the Lord sees the dangers to which we are exposed in this fascinating environment and gently seeks to lead us away from them. "Come with me from Lebanon" (v. 8). We should be drawn away more by love for Him than by the fear of danger. "My sister, my spouse": these words are a tender reminder of our bonds with Him. The Lord has exclusive rights over the soul which He loves. It is a "sealed" fountain from which only He has the right to drink, an "inclosed" garden where nothing foreign must be introduced and whose flowers, fruit and perfumes are kept for Him alone. But from time to time He has to send the wind of testing or the southerly breeze so "that the spices thereof may flow out" (v. 16). In this way, love for Him is reawakened, His presence will be desired and He Himself in response to this invitation will take pleasure in gathering, tasting and partaking of what our feeble love has prepared for Him (5:1).
