Song of Solomon 7:12

Now her heart is fully at rest in the knowledge that she is his and that his desire is toward her. She is no longer thinking of herself and of her love for him, however much or little it is. She thinks only of him, and of one great fact: He has chosen her to be His very own and has set His heart's affection upon her. She is the object of his unchanging love. Here the heart finds rest. Freed now from thoughts of herself, she becomes deeply interested in the state of his vineyard.

There are many who are very zealous and active in their work for the Lord who are entirely too self-reliant. We would be glad to see even more zeal. But the need is not so much that one works for the Lord as that one works with the Lord — to be a co-worker with Him. It is His work, not ours; He works and we are to work with Him. We must leave all the planning and direction in His hand, for the work is His, not ours… While we are busy with work for the Lord, we tend to do most of the planning and to keep a record of what we do. We also often become discouraged, because the work does not bear the fruit we expected. But when we work with the Lord we leave the results with Him whose work it is.

She is intensely interested and full of energy. However, she would not venture to go without him, she would not go forth in her own strength. She knows that if her efforts are to bear fruit she must have him with her.

The bride now addresses the Bridegroom, in the full communion and happy enjoyment of His love. Notice the change in the tone and character of her address. It is far beyond anything we have heard from her before. She speaks only of the things she knows please Him. There is oneness of mind and heart. Her faith has reached the measure of His thoughts and affections toward her… This is the true ground of communion. In Christ, the believer has it fully and perfectly displayed now. His communion should have the same character — oneness of mind and heart with Christ.

In the past he had said to her, "Come away," and she was slow to respond. Now she takes up his word and says, "Come, my Beloved." She says, "Let us go out," "Let us lodge," "Let us go out early," and "Let us see." Never again would she be parted from him. Wherever they go, wherever they dwell, whatever they do, whatever they see, it must be together. And she says, "I will give you my loves." In times past other things may have drawn her affections away. But now they are wholly for the King.

Yes, that after all is the only true way of giving Him our love. How can we show it otherwise? Note it does not simply say love but loves. It is to be ever repeating itself, a continual activity. That is what brings real results as the next verse shows.

Her heart is overflowing. There is now, so to speak, an excess of love. So she uses the plural "loves." Exceeding, abundant, excellent love. Our love can never be too fervent, or too abundant, when Christ is the object.

The fields and the villages are outside the city. Jerusalem and the cities of Judah form the earthly centre of Messiah's glory, and will no doubt be filled with it first. From that centre it will spread out to the right hand and to the left, until the whole earth is full of His glory. And the special sweetness of this truth is that the Jews share this wide-spreading glory with their Messiah. They visit and survey, in happy fellowship, the wide and varied fields of millennial glory.

In due time Israel's mission will follow, renewed and humble, with heart going out for the blessing of others… But this cannot happen until the unfaithful one owns her sins and receives the beloved, saying with a true heart, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."