July 13, 2010 - The Growth Of Marital Love

Meditation on Song of Solomon 4

The Song of Songs was written by King Solomon concerning his first love, the Shulamite. (6:13) This is a love poem that a married couple must read, even for a couple that is planning to be married.

Chapter 4 describes the beauty of the bride in detail as well as the deep love and attraction between the couple. We can see that their love relationship is pure and loyal to each other. (v. 12) It will take great study and tremendous imagination to appreciate this poetic language. Get some Evangelical Commentary from the Internet to understand this Song of Songs is necessary. Hudson Taylor the great missionary to China and spiritual giant had written Thoughts on the Song of Solomon.

To me, verse 16 explains how marital love can grow,

"Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant fruits."
(NKJV)

North wind comes from the mountains which may be cold. South wind comes from the desert which may be warm. Let them blow into the couple's relationship. Both can produce and spread fragrance for their love. One can see that in a couple's life, there would be little fox that wants to destroy their relationship. (2:15) or some misunderstanding, impatience, insensitivity or harsh circumstance that may hurt each other, (5:2-7) But true love will make the bond of love grow even stronger in all these circumstances.

May God bless your marriage today and as long as you live.