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than the outward adornment of elaborate hair, jewelry, and fine

clothes.”

Now, I am not saying that we should not make an effort to make the

best of our natural selves, nor should we be frumpy for our husbands
(my husband asked me to write this!), but I am saying that it should not

become a significant focus that precedes the development of our

spiritual beauty.

In verse 12, the dialogue switches, and now we see the Shulamite

revelling in her Shepherd King as she joins Him at His table, where He
surrounds her. Our God is “Emmanuel”—God with us—and he desires

that we would be confident of this truth. As we sit at His table (referring

to the communion table where the covenant is reaffirmed), filled with
every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus, and ponder all that He has done

for us, it causes us to praise Him. This, in turn, attracts His presence,
and we are assured of His faithfulness in never leaving nor forsaking

us.

She actually says that the fragrance of her praise perfume awakened the
night. As I looked at this verse, I sensed that no matter how dark our

circumstances may be, if we will but choose to praise the Lord, we will
find light and life in the dark night of the soul.

Verse 13 likens her lover to a sachet of myrrh, which rests like a tied-
up bundle over her heart. The myrrh is representative of the suffering

of Jesus on the cross. She is becoming more and more aware of the

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