Why Song of Songs?

i've always wondered why the book of Song of Songs is in the Bible. i mean, what is there to get out of it? it's just a book about 2 lovers. but i was wrong. monday night in Bible study, we looked at Song of Songs 5:2-8 and  it's amazing what we got out of it. it's not about our relationship with God, but it paints a beautiful picture of what it looks like. first of all, God is my lover and i am His (2:16). i saw the beautiful picture of Him chasing after me with all His heart. when i have those days when i don't think i'm pretty, God is looking at me cherishingly and saying "How beautiful you are, My darling! Oh, how beautiful!" (4:1a) in this verse (read the rest of it), i can just hear the passion in the lover's voice as he can't stop admiring her. i hear the desire in his voice just to be with her no matter the cost. in our case, they cost is the cross.

in 5:4 ("My lover thrust his hand through the latch-opening"), i can see in my life where i have locked the door of my heart to God, but He thrusts His hand through and won't let me be alone. He chases after me. i know every single girl in this world has had the dream where a guy chases after her with all his heart because he just can't stand to live another second without her. That's what i see here. my Lover is chasing after me because, even though He doesn't need me and CAN be without me, He WANTS me and DESIRES me with ALL His heart. you wanna know how i know that it was with ALL His heart? He sent HIS SON to die for me. i've always known that i will come in 2cd to a parent's own kid, but in this case, God loves me JUST AS MUCH as His Son...His ONLY Son. He was willing to watch His Son suffer for ME. so that He can have me as His child also.

5:8 ("O daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you - if you find my lover, what will you tell him? Tell him I am faint with love.") i want to be 'faint with love'. as one of my Bible study leaders said, i want to be "lovesick" for Him. i want to get to the point where, if i am not chasing after God with ALL my heart, i HAVE to get back to that point NOW. i want to run with all my might to my Lover until i jump into His arms and never leave. there is an old song that goes like this: "if i could just sit with You a while. if You could just hold me. nothing could touch me though i'm wounded. though i die" if i could sit in God's lap, i would never want to come back. i would never want to get down. i want Him to just hold me. i don't want to do anything else but sit in His lap. no worries. no pain. nothing else important enough to do.

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