If you know me very well you know that I struggle with Song of Solomon. I yield to knowing God found importance in it and wanted it included in the Bible so I too will continue to look to see its value. With that said, the reason I struggle is because of there verses from chapter 6:8 “There are sixty queens and eighty concubines,
and virgins without number.
9 My dove, my perfect one, is the only one,
the only one of her mother,
pure to her who bore her.
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.”
The way the book is written one would think this beautiful woman was the apple of the Prince’s eye. The way he describes her beauty and yet today we read how he was at the door one moment then gone. Well yeah, especially if there were 60 queens and 80 concubines waiting for him at the palace. Not to mention the many virgins.
Something that is important to see is that this young woman was treasured by her mom as well as by others who saw her. They called her blessed. Not sure if that was just because of her beauty, or because of her spirit, but we do know she was special to many. The take home for me today is to stand out for my Father’s sake to those around me so they may see His good works in me and bring him glory. My outer shell will fade away, but He endures forever As Proverbs says beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. The older this body gets and them more imperfections that become evident I am thankful I can count on my love of the Lord to keep me.