Thursday, December 19, 2013

Do others see that your love is special? Song of Songs 5-6

Song of Songs 6:9-10 (NASBStr)
But my dove, my perfect one, is unique:
She is her mother’s only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The maidens saw her and called her blessed,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
 ‘Who is this that grows like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full moon,
As pure as the sun,
As awesome as an army with banners? ’

When you look at the one you love, what do you see?   Does the one you adore capture your eye?  The entire fifth and sixth chapters of Song of Songs is dedicated to the relationship between the bride and the groom and their mutual adoration for each other.   In the above passage, however, we see the view of others on the bride.    Not only does the groom see her as special, others see her as blessed and special, as well.  The bride is so special she is compared to aspects of God's creation: The Dawn, the full moon, and the blazing sun.   When you think of these three things you realize how beautiful this bride is.   Look at the dawn, it captures you eyes.   Look at the full moon at night, it takes the breath away.   Look at the sun in the brightest part of the day, the warmth it provides.    The groom sees her as unique and special.   The view of others can say a lot about a person.   The praise of others tells you much about the character of the one praised.   It is one thing for the lover to see something special in the one loved.   It is another for outsiders to see it and express it.   Character matters and character is noticed by others.   When we love we can be blind.   Our sight is improved when others express seeing what we see.    

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