PRAISE AND WORSHIP

“Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green” the bride, being overwhelmed with the love of her beloved, now praises him in verse 16 of Chapter 1 of the Song of Songs. We praise the Lord because we know who He is, and what He means to us. True, our Lord is fair and without spot or blemish through all ages. We must need to worship Him who alone is found worthy as “no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof” (Rev. 5:3). No one, except the Lamb, is worthy of all praise. We ought not to praise or glory in any man, whomsoever. Let us say with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory and blessing” (Rev. 5:12). There is a vast difference between verse 15 and verse 16. The fifteenth verse is a testimony of the bridegroom concerning his bride, whereas the sixteenth verse is an averment of truth and has, therefore, become a song of worship in the mouth of the bride unto her beloved. Truly speaking, the bride is not fair but black in her sight and in the sight of others as well. Contrary to this, she is fair and undefiled in the eyes of her beloved.

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