My
favorite verse in the whole Bible is Song of Songs 8:5a “Who is
this coming up from the desert leaning on her lover?”
The
Beloved (you and me) has had spiritual and life crisis after crisis.
Crisis in her family of origin (1:5-9), crisis struggling over sin in
her life (2:14-15), crisis missing her Lover (Jesus) because she
hesitated distracted by the temporary comfort the world offers
(5:2-6), crisis being abused by her church (5:7-16).
She
answers each crisis by pursuing intimacy with her Lover-King Solomon
(i.e., Jesus). And through each crisis – because she trusts in Him
by searching for intimacy with Him through it all – she wins a
banner every time (6:4).
And
we know the end of the story. Our story. My story. Your story. If we
only persevere pursuing intimacy with our Lover-King. “Who is this
coming up from the desert leaning on her lover?” We come up out of
the desert barely able to walk, but leaning on our Lover-King, having
found Him – the reward of our relentless pursuit of intimacy –
and are as majestic and beautiful to Him as an army with many banners
(6:4). That works for me.
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