As
a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women. (Song
of Solomon 2:2 ESV)
Where would the world and movie theaters be without
love stories? Chick flicks dominate at our house and my sweet man has learned
to embrace a good tear-jerker or two. We like to see the boy find the girl,
overcome adversity and conquer whatever stood in their way. Sigh. Everything
tied up nice and neat in less than two hours.
This is not a new deal . . . Shakespeare wrote love
stories long ago. One of my favorite
scenes is the balcony scene where Romeo and Juliet declare their love for each
other. Funny though, one of the most quoted lines I always attributed to Romeo
was actually said by Juliet, "What's
in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as
sweet."
As children from warring families, their surnames
were the obstacle they had to overcome in order to be together. I love how it
was Juliet who told Romeo that their names were a stupid reason to stay apart!
Ok, so that story didn’t get tied up nicely in two
hours . . .
But, the best ever love story is . . . His story.
The pursuit of our hearts by the One who created love and desires intimacy with
us! What is the obstacle that stands in the way?
Look in the mirror.
We sabotage his love advances. If our love scenes
with Him were projected in a movie theater, there would be groans and popcorn
hitting the screen by frustrated viewers. We can be so obtuse! He’s waiting for
us to come and sit next to Him, to hear his sweet whispers of love and we turn
away and flick on the television, completely ignoring Him. On the table, His
love letter remains unopened day after day as we stumble through unsatisfying
relationships wondering when we’ll find love. The audience screams, ‘Open the letter! Turn off the TV!’
Viewers look around at each other, incredulous at the horrible story unfolding.
What is with his heroine?!
Not seeing the Truth, we walk through life seeing
ourselves as unlovable – a bramble amongst lilies.
When our Lover says we are lovely, wanted, desired.
Father,
oh how we – Your daughters – walk around needlessly in lonely rejection.
Forgive us for getting it wrong again and again. Let us see ourselves as You do
– as a beautiful lily – and help us to get ourselves engaged in Your Love
story. Thank You for Your perfect love! In Jesus’ name, Amen!
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