No Spot In You (Song 4:1-7)

“You are all fair, my love; there is no spot in you” (vs7).

The Lord Jesus commends us, calling us beautiful inwardly by the Spirit in the new nature, because He wants us for Himself.  It is like a husband talking to his wife in loving adoration, so that she draws near, so they can fellowship in love.

The Son “sweet talks” us, not because He is wrong and cannot see our sin, but because sin is punished, and we have new natures that love, serve, and honor God.  And, it is by His cleansing love, love that made us pure within, that we draw near to Him, being constrained by His great love to serve Him, laying down our lives in grateful submission (Eph 1:4; 2 Cor 5:14).

The love of Christ produces holiness in those that believe.  As He commends us, we lean on Him increasingly and seek His face in this world.  Rather than allowing our minds and bodies to serve another beloved, we think on Him, setting our minds on things above (Col 3:2).

Many fear that love revealed is unbecoming, that Christ cannot speak of us this way, but don’t ever let your blackness keep you from believing that you are pure (Song 1:5).  If you believe God, though you’re as vile as possible in the flesh, it is the new man that He commends, loving us WHILE we were yet sinners and in spite of our vileness, and loving us as obedient children, whom He has made so by His blood, promise, and Spirit.  Hear the Son speak well of you:

• Your hair is as a flock of goats; it is long and shows your submission, that you subject yourself to Christ, willingly, taking His yoke upon you and learning of Him (Song 4:1; 1 Cor 11:15).
•  Your teeth are not the ravenous teeth of wolves and lions that lash out at the Savior, but you have the submissive teeth of sheep, hear His voice, and you follow Him (vs2).

• Your lips and mouth speak the gospel of God’s grace in knowledge of His love for you.  You are not merely saying nice stuff about Christ, but you believe that He loves you, so you speak of His glory sincerely (vs3).

• Your neck is strong and has overcome the enemy.  You have yielded yourself to Christ, and thereby, you conquer sin, resisting Satan, and he flees from you (vs4).

• Your breasts are nourishing to Christ, satisfying to Him, and a place for Him to rest His head, knowing that He’s made you able to care for the church, to love as He gave commandment.

And, He says this to draw us to Himself. He tells us where He will be, “Until the day break and the shadows flee away”, until we’re in heaven with face to face communion, “I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense” (vs6). He is where He is blessed and praised, and He is where He is depended upon in prayer: He will meet us there.