the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Song of Solomon 3:1-11
We should not be surprised if we have trouble finding the presence of the Lord when we are in bed (v. 1: a picture of laziness) or, at the opposite extreme, in the midst of the noise of the city (v. 2). On the other hand, we shall always be able to meet the One whom our soul loves (cf. v. 4) on our knees while quietly meditating in our own room. May there be nothing there to distract us or to destroy our communion with Him (v. 5).
A perfume can rise up to God even in the wilderness – picture of an arid world (v. 6). The Lord Jesus walked in this same world and His entire life was a sweet-smelling savour to the Father. Myrrh speaks of His sufferings (from the cradle to the tomb; Matthew 2:11; John 19:39); incense, of all His different moral perfections. Finally, "all powders of the merchant" suggest those daily experiences in which God was glorified. It is this perfume of the Lord Jesus which we also are called to send up to God.
The end of the wilderness will soon come for Israel as for the Church (v. 6; cf. Numbers 21:19-20 JND trans.). The true Solomon will have everything prepared for His millennial rest (vv. 7-10). He will be decked with His crown and this will be the day of the gladness of His heart (v. 11; Psalms 132:18).
