Yes, Song of Solomon … a little Book in the Old Testament that pictures Christ and His Church most poignantly. Beautiful in its purity (when viewed Biblically through the Eyes of the Holy Spirit) … the Song of Solomon is LOADED with typology. Maybe in that sense the most “type filled” (symbolic, emblematic) Book in all Scripture!

Here’s an example, with the Shulamite Lady (a picture of the Church) speaking: “Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.” Song of Solomon 4:16

The Literature teacher whould call this inspired Line an “apostrophe.” A figure of speech whereby a person addresses an inanimate object. Here she’s talking to the wind.

Our Text again … “Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.”

Now let’s interpret this bit of godly Poetry. Here the “wind” represents the different circumstances of life. “North” implies breezes that are cold and bitter and uninviting! “South,” warm and balmy and pleasant, maybe even fragrant too.

But in either of these two extremes, the best days or the worst days … look what occurs! The “spices” (the graces of the Holy Spirit, such as love and joy and peace and longsuffering, etc.) “flow out!”

Wow!

In hard times, she still wants to emit joy and praise and thanksgiving!

In good times too, sweet times; not forgetting God at all, but all the more diffusing the aroma of faith and meekness and brotherly kindness and virtue and all the rest of the Holy Spirit’s Produce in a maturing Christian’s life!

Why?

To witness to the lost world?

Certainly!

But even more important than that, to the Church … the last line of our Text Verse … “Let my Beloved come into His garden, and eat His pleasant fruits.” That the Beloved (the Lord Jesus) may come to us (on windy days, no matter cold or warm) and enjoy the fragrance! And taste “HIS pleasant fruits!”

Now that’s living for Jesus!

Using life’s curves (so-called good or bad) to please our Saviour!

To delight Him!

Excuse me, I just have to say it again … Wow!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Weather warning … I hear it’s going to be a windy day, spiritually, in your life. And do remember, the Lord will drop by to enjoy your company. Make Him delighted in the fruit He sees! The “pleasant fruit” He so deeply enjoys!

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