A Sweet Fragrance
"Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Come into your garden, my love; taste its finest fruits" Song of Solomon 4:16 (N LT) I am having spring fever! "F or lo, the winter is past---the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land." (S/S 2:11-12 ) At least in my mind and my heart. Yes, I know- "Three snows after the forsythia blooms"- the old saying- and then comes spring. But in my heart, the forsythia is blooming now, and as for me we don't need anymore snow or cold. I was reading this verse in Spurgeon's Devotional this morning- and it really set me thinking. The book of the Song of Solomon is a love story of the Church and Christ as depicted by a Shulamite woman betrothed to the Shepherd-King. I love the analogy of Christ's love for His beloved- the Church- and for me as a believer. In this verse- she is speaking to the north and south wind to ...