Revival In America pt. 3
In Song of Solomon 5:2-8 we are given a vivid portrait of much of the Church’s response to her Groom, Jesus. I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks, saying, “Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.” In verse two of this passage we see the Church being awakened by the Bride. The Bride is asleep but the Master awakens her heart with the power of His voice, a divine defibrillation if you will. He speaks to her from the inside out. Then He knocks, beckoning her to open up to Him and let Him to love her. He announces that He is covered with dew. He is, in fact, the Anointed One; the Messiah she has been waiting for all along. But then she responds saying, “I have taken off my robe; How can I put it back on again? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them?” My beloved put His hand By the latch of the door, And my heart yearned for Him. And my hands dripped with ...