Song of Solomon 4:7. “Thou art fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.”
IN HIS EYES. “Thou art fair” [v.1]: He looked down through the ages before earth was even formed and saw a bride that would be most beautiful. Every aspect of that bride would be pleasing to Him. Before the foundation of the earth, the Lord made plans for a bride that would be uniquely His. He chose that body of believers to be holy and without blame before Him in love. His will is such that it will bring joy, both to Him as the Bridegroom and the Church, His bride. The bride, in spite of failings and shortcomings at present will exalt Him and be the visible evidence of His grace forever. Onlookers will praise Him for the glory of His grace – and the bride will be forever “accepted in the Beloved.” “We will be like Him for we shall see Him as He is.”
“Thou art all fair” [v.7]: A bride was made for the first man who was perfectly suited to him. Eve in all her perfection delighted Adam, even as the bride of the Lamb delights His heart. A perfect earth with everything in place as He made it was incomplete without the bride. From the high mountain where one could see beauty on every side, to the holes in the ground where everything functioned as God desired; all was beautiful to behold – but something was missing. He wanted a bride to share in personal fellowship all that beauty and perfection. His bride filled His heart and He can enjoy the beauty of creation fully now because there is the beauty of requited love.
“How fair is thy love” [v.10]: A bride was bought by Jacob, and the years he served seemed only as days because of his love for her. A bride was brought to Isaac and he loved her. A bride was given to Joseph who was perfectly suited to him. God Himself provided the bride for His Son. He served long and hard to make her His own. His view of her is one of perfection as He sees of the travail of His soul and is satisfied. Even though the bride is of a different origin, He makes every aspect of that bride to be a reason for His heart to be full of joy.
“Father in heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ is finding joy is His bride today. How important it is that I too, learn to appreciate the body of Christ. Far too often I look at the imperfections of the present and overlook the glory of the bride when she is presented to the Bridegroom in a future day. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.