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SESSION 15 : Song of Songs Chapter 6:8-12

V
erses 8 and 9 illustrate how the Bridegroom-King views this

maiden. She represents those in the Body of Believers who
hunger, thirst, and desire to be identified with Jesus

intimately and experientially, and who are prepared to surrender all to
know Him truly. Out of the vast number from every tribe and tongue—

described here as “the vast multitude of royal ones”—only a few will

be willing to lay themselves down fully and surrender for love.

And yet, does it not say in the classic hymn When I Survey the

Wondrous Cross:

“Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were an offering far too small.

Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all”?

The Lord desires to be one with each of His children in the closest, most
intimate relationship possible. And yet, there will always be those who

prefer not to enter into the complete surrender of their lives. Perhaps

that is why, at the beginning of Chapter Six, the brides-to-be named the
Shulamite: “O rarest of beauty.”

In Jeanne Guyon’s book Jeanne Guyon Speaks Again, we read these
words:

“Nothing has any value but the love of God and doing His will. There
is no happiness outside of Him. The joy born from giving yourself

totally to Him no man can take from you. My only desire is to

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