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RADICAL LOVE
Let us consider the moon for a moment. It is full of imperfections, with
craters on its surface, and void of water or life of its own. Even so, it is
used to convey the beauty of the Shulamite—and there is a reason for
this. The moon has no beauty of its own to speak of, but only appears
fair and luminous when it is facing the sun’s rays. So too is the case
with the Shulamite: her beauty has come forth simply because she has
turned her face upwards toward the Son. She is a trophy of His grace,
called to shine on the earth as a witness to God’s love and mercy.
There is a very important lesson for us all here. Although when we look
at ourselves, we see broken, scarred, imperfect vessels—and
sometimes wonder how or why God could love us so much—we need
to remind ourselves that God sees us in the light of His Son. He sees us
as the radiant and beautiful Bride, not because we have earned it or
have a right to be regarded as such, but because of everything His Son
has done on our behalf.
Our beauty comes from God. As we focus on Him and meditate on the
price He paid for us to be His, we will surrender more and more of our
lives. Not only that—when we gaze into the eyes of the One who loves
us through and through, irrespective of who we are, what we have done,
or even what we will do—we will begin to shine with love: for Him,
His creation, and our fellow brothers and sisters. Our lives will become
ever-increasing reflections of His beauty and glorious light, like the text
says in the Song of Songs: “As the sun in all its strength.”
And also in Proverbs 4:18 (TPT):
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