THAT WHICH IS LEAST OBSCURING THAT WHICH IS MOST

Can You Blame Me For Seeking After Jesus?

Jesus is our "Beloved" and our "Friend."

We walk in intimate fellowship with Him.

Why should any wonder that we long after Him?

Song of Solomon 5:9 inquires - "What is thy beloved more than another beloved...?

By asking this question, the daughters of Jerusalem gave the bride a wonderful opportunity to break out into one of the most highly-wrought descriptions of her spouse. What they were actually asking her was -

Why are you so set upon this One more than on others?

What is there about Him that makes Him so distinct from any other "beloved"?

Why are you so crazy about Him?

What is so special about Him?

When one is in love with another, nothing pleases that individual more than to be able to talk profusely about their loved one. This was no exception for the bride. She immediately launched into one of the most charming descriptions of her "beloved," hoping to convince the daughters of Jerusalem of His outstanding qualities.

Isn't this just what we are hoping for and anticipating about our "Beloved" - JESUS!

We are constantly waiting for the opportunity to have someone ask us why we are so in love with Him.

What is it about this Jesus that makes us sing - even when there is no reason to sing?

What is it that makes us cry when there is no reason to cry?

What is it that causes us to endure the hardest of times with the sweetest of dispositions?

How is it that we will even undergo ridicule, rejection, and great loss for His name's sake?

How could we possibly walk with Him with High Praises on our lips and joy in our hearts through days, weeks, months, and even years of misunderstandings, perplexities, confusion, and simply no answer for the things that are going on around us?

Oh! Saints of God, just let the world come to us and ask us - "What is thy beloved more than another beloved?" What is it about your Loved One that is better than the enticements and razzle-dazzle of this world or the pleasures of sin, Satan, and the flesh?

1 Peter 3:15 - In fact, why wait until they ask? We need to "sanctify the Lord God" in our hearts, and like the spouse, "be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh...a reason of the hope" that is in us. Why shouldn't we be so bold as to initiate the conversation among the heathen and tell them why this "same Jesus" is so special to us - why He excels all the idols that man and the devil could conjure up and any other false gods of other religions and faiths? We should do all that we can to acquaint others with the loveliness of our "Beloved."

The spouse saw her "beloved" as one of incomparable perfection and unparalleled worth. He was "more than another beloved." She went on to describe him unto the others.

In this message, we would like to examine her beautiful description in light of our Savior and King - Jesus!

1. Oh, Such Glory, Beauty, & Radiance Is His

Song of Solomon 5:10 - "My beloved is white and ruddy..."

These colors are the essentials for the finest of complexions. They reflect one of perfect health or that admired in youth. They make up a complete beauty. The "white" is shining, glowing, and radiant. It speaks to us of the godliness, purity, spotless innocency, and glory of the Precious Lamb of God. The "red" reminds us of His Passion, sufferings, and the Blood that was shed for our redemption.

2. There Is None Like Him

Song of Solomon 5:10 - "...the chiefest among ten thousand."

Ten thousand in Biblical Numerics represents a countless number. The Loveliness found in Jesus can't be found in any other. There is none like Him. He is fairer and comelier than any and all. He is the "bannered one" among a myriad. He is the standard-bearer and leader of 10,000 warriors. He should have the uppermost and innermost place in our hearts. He is the Captain or chief over all. Everything else is accounted as loss and even dung in comparison to Him.

3. He Is The Sovereign God

Song of Solomon 5:11 - "His head is as the most fine gold..."

"Gold" is the highest of metals. In relation to God, it represents His high place over all, sovereign dominion, and divine attributes. Just as the "gold" is shining and strong, even so is His kingdom glorious and powerful. The Lord Jesus is Excellent! He has a vital influence over His Body, the Church -

Colossians 2:10 - "which is the head of all principality and power."

Ephesians 1:22-23 - "And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the fullness of Him that filleth all in all."

Colossians 1:18 - "And He is the head of the body, the church..."

4. He Is Eternal & Everlasting

Song of Solomon 5:11 - "...His locks are bushy, and black as a raven."

When someone begins to decline in years, their head becomes filled with grey hairs. Our "Beloved" here is depicted as having hair that is "black as a raven." This symbolizes His everlasting vigor. He suffers no loss of might and power whatsoever. In Him, there is no decay and there is nothing that waxes old. He is immortal, eternal, and never changing. He is forever Faithful.

Psalm 90:2 - "...even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God."

Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."

He is forever the same! Oh! Praise His Holy Name!

5. He Is A Personal God

Song of Solomon 5:12 - "His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set."

The eyes of our "Beloved" are as "the eyes of doves." What does that mean? The most beautiful feature of the dove is her eyes. Eyes are a means of expressing feeling, devotion, and love towards another. In a distant relationship, a person might communicate through words and letters. But in intimacy, a person will communicate through the expression in his or her eyes. Our God communicates with us through His eyes - not in a distant relationship, but one that is intimate -

Psalm 34:15 - "The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous..."

1 Peter 3:12 - "FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE OVER THE RIGHTEOUS..."

Psalm 32:8 - "...I will guide thee with Mine eye."

6. Never Man Spake Like This Man

Song of Solomon 5:13 - "...His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh."

Like the fragrance of lilies, the words of the Lord Jesus are sweet and pleasant.

Psalm 19:10 - They are sweeter than honey - "...sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."

John 6:63 - They are unlike any man's words in that they are spirit and life-giving.- "...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."

Psalm 12:6 - They are pure - "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."

Psalm 45:2 - They are gracious - "...grace is poured into Thy lips..."

Luke 4:22 - "And all bare Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth..."

John 7:46 - They are unique and distinct - "...Never man spake like this man."

Hebrews 4:12 - They are powerful and energizing - "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword..."

Song of Solomon 5:16 - "His mouth is most sweet..."

Every word of His mouth is sweetness, mildness, and goodness. They are the essence of every delight. His voice is so charming, appealing, soothing, and comforting. His eloquence is superb.

Psalm 119:103 - "How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

Song of Solomon 1:2 - "Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth: for Thy love is better than wine."

7. He Is Able To Carry Out & Establish God's Plans

Song of Solomon 5:14 - "His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl..."

His hands are stretched out to His people. They are instruments of His power.

As "gold rings," they are depicted as being strong. The works of His hands are very beautiful and becoming. He is able to firmly establish and complete that which He has started in His creation. He is able to complete all of His plans and purposes. He is God.

The "gold" reminds us that He is majestic and worthy of all of our Honor and Praise for the mighty things that He does on our behalf.

8. He Has Tender Compassion & Affection For His Own

Song of Solomon 5:14 - "...His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires."

His "belly" or bowels are full of tender compassion and affection for his spouse. His love is not casual nor superficial. He is moved with great expressions of love for His Body - His Bride. This sacrificial love is like polished, shimmering ivory overlaid with precious sapphire stones. It denotes a heavenly clearness - there is nothing that comes in its way or clouds it out. It is crystal clear.

9. He Has Immovable Strength & Stability

Song of Solomon 5:15 - "His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold..."

His "legs" signify His ability to stand.

"As pillars of marble" depict His stability and steadfastness. There is nothing in Him nor in His kingdom that can ever - in the least bit - be shaken or moved -

Hebrews 12:28 - "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved..."

Matthew 16:18 - "...and upon this Rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

Psalm 62:2 - "He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved."

He is able to carry the weight of the world upon His shoulders and never buckle down under it. In Him we have a "sure foundation" -

Isaiah 28:16 - "...Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste."

Our walk in Him is established and safe from all harm. He keeps our feet from falling so that we may walk uprightly before God and men in the land of the living -

Psalm 56:13 - "For Thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt Thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?"

Psalm 116:8-9 - "For Thou hast delivered...my feet from falling. I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living."

10. He Is The Highly Exalted One

Song of Solomon 5:15 - "...His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars."

Mount Lebanon was exalted above all the other mountains of Jerusalem. Like this stately hill, Christ Jesus is beautiful and charming to all. As the "cedars" of Lebanon excelled other trees in height and strength, even so does He excel others in stature and majestic beauty. He is of an elevated character. He is "Excellent" -

Job 37:23 - "...He is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice..."

Psalm 8:9 - "O LORD our LORD, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth!"

Psalm 36:7 - "How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God..."

Psalm 148:13 - "...for His name alone is excellent..."

Psalm 150:2 - "...praise Him according to His excellent greatness."

11. He Is All That One Could Ever Desire

Song of Solomon 5:16 - "...yea, He is altogether lovely..."

He is the fulfillment of all desires. In Him is found all delights, satisfaction, and completion. He is the epitome of Loveliness.

How could we not love Him and yearn for Him since He is so very Lovely?

12. He Is Trustworthy & Loyal

Song of Solomon 5:16 - "...This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."

Jesus is my everything. "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine."

He is my Lord, my God, my Rock, fortress, deliverer, strength, and salvation. He is mine, mine - all mine.

He is "my beloved." He's my life's choice and soul's rest. I have chosen Him to be my all-in-all.

He is -

...the One I am living for and the One worth dying for

...the One who is worth giving up all the treasures of the field just to purchase Him in our lives

..."my friend"

...loyal, trustworthy, sincere, and truthful.

We can always count on Him for He is forever faithful!

"What is thy beloved more than another beloved?"

To the world we shout from the rooftops -

He's indescribable!

He's so lovely!

He exceeds all others!

He's more than you could ever imagine Him to be!

In closing, read what other writers said about Him -

Napoleon Bonaparte - "If Socrates would enter the room, we should rise and do him honor. But if Jesus Christ came into the room, we should fall down on our knees and worship Him."

J.C. Ryle - "No man ever errs on the side of giving too much honor to God the Son."

"No man ever thought too much of Christ."

Charles Spurgeon - "No physician like the Lord, no tonic like His promise, no wine like His love."

D Martyn Lloyd-Jones - "How divinely supreme is our Lord above all others!"

"What is thy beloved more than another beloved?"

He is our "Beloved," and He is our "Friend."

Let's tell the whole world about Him!

Let's not hesitate one more minute!

Let's do it today!

May God Bless His Word.

Connie

Home | Truth Index