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RADICAL LOVE

Savior, what can be said, what can be sung, as a praise of Your name

for the things You have done?

Oh, my words could not tell, not even in part, of the depth of love that

is owed by this thankful heart…”

In verse 5, we hear the Shulamite say in the same breath that she is

dark, yet lovely. How can this be? The answer, of course, lies in the

amazing truth that, as born-again believers, we are the righteousness of
Christ. Because of the sacrificial gift of Jesus on the cross, we are made

right with God and are therefore lovely, accepted, and totally reconciled
to Him.

The words from Hebrews 10:12–14 (NIV) never fail to encourage me
when I am aware of the dark Adamic nature trying to resurrect itself:

“But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he

sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his
enemies to be made his footstool. For by one sacrifice, he has made

perfect forever those who are being holy.”

The closer to the brightness of His light we venture, the more aware we
become of His purity and our flaws (darkness), because love and

communion with Jesus is the means of imparting to us a more correct
knowledge of ourselves.

“Kedar” means a dark room, to be black-skinned, or to be black—so
the tents of Kedar, which were made from black goat skins, refer to her

imperfect exterior. In the loving and accepting presence of Jesus,

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