“I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his
fruit was sweet to my taste.” Song of Songs 2:3
To the true believer, the love of Christ is all-sufficient.
In it the Christian finds rest, protection, and satisfaction. The singer of
this song has told of running after her beloved, but now she exclaims with joy
that she has come to rest. Like a tree, his shadow is over her and his fruit
gives her deep satisfaction.
No noonday heat can penetrate, no fever exhaust the one
who flees to Christ for shelter. As he comes to rest beneath the ever green coolness
of the Savior’s love, he finds only “great delight” and a marvelous uplift of
spirit.
Moreover, he is not only protected from the scorching heat
of circumstances, he is inwardly refreshed. There are some trees which, though always
green, do not bear fruit; but Christ is the unique tree of life. At one and the
same time he affords shade from the burning heat of the day and satisfying
fruit for our inward sustenance.
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