“I have come into my garden, my sister, my [promised] bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam and spice [from your sweet words I have gathered the richest perfumes and spices]. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends [feast on, O revelers of the palace; you can never make my lover disloyal to me]! Drink, yes, drink abundantly of love, O precious one [for now I know you are mine, irrevocably mine! With his confident words still thrilling her heart, through the lattice she saw her shepherd turn away and disappear into the night].” (Song 5:1 AMP)
What confidence in love resides in these words, Can you hear it? Not a hint of jealousy, or doubt but passionate conviction that what they share cannot be interrupted. Jesus, expressing in overwhelming joy the fulfillment of having captured the heart of His beloved. Oh, how stirred I am to know that I am His and He is mine. Nothing, absolutely nothing, can separate me from His love. As great as I might think my passion is for Him, it is but a spark next to His fire toward me. So long (probably since birth) I have search for this undying love and yes, as the song goes, “in all the wrong places.” But, to wrap my mind and heart around the unfolding Truth that the God of all creation has also been waiting….He waited, with great anticipation for me! And He invites me to take deep all that He has for me, to “drink to my heart’s content.” How can I ever again feel less than beautiful, complete and beyond a doubt….valued?
Sister, do not let your heart grow weary. No matter where you are or what is unfolding in your life, you are worthy of the King of Kings. The Son of God has chosen you and His passion will not relent until you are safe and secure in His arms. Open the door, quickly and let Him in. He will pour over you a love and acceptance that will wash away the pain and disappointment of the past and ignite in you a fire that will burn eternal.