Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. Song of Solomon 1:4 - Stepping into this book together, let’s establish its purpose and meaning. While taken many different ways, what is believed the best way to understand it is a literal conversation between two lovers, and young husband and wife (or soon to be). These two are deeply infatuated with each other and are displaying a godly courtship and marriage with these pages. While certainly we want to read scripture as it is written, a secondary way to understand these chapters is through the lens of God and the church. Take our verse above, the maiden is asking her lover to bring her to himself, to draw her close to him. He does, he brings her into his chambers, meaning he has brought her into the most intimate places of his life. While this is great within a marriage (we even see it praised in our verse), how much greater is this when we understand it as God drawing us near. That as we have called on Him, He responded by bringing us into a His home and His life. Allow yourself to see the image being displayed. The church is calling out to the Father to open the doors and bring us close. The Father then opens wide the doors to His most intimate spaces, welcoming us to come as close as we can to Him. As then the passage says, let us run. Through Jesus the doors to the Father are open and He is drawing us near. Run to the Father and find the love you are looking for. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3137
Question To Ponder: Do you feel the door to God’s love is open to you?
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