ALTOGETHER LOVELY

"Yea, He is altogether lovely."
Song of Solomon 5:16

The superlative beauty of Jesus is most attractive. It is not so much to be admired as to be loved. He is more than pleasant and fair, He is lovely. He is the object of the warmest love of God’s people. His loveliness is founded on the intrinsic excellence of His person, the complete perfection of His charms. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, He shines forth. (Psalm 50:2).

His lips are most sweet; His kisses most tender. His words are jolting; causing our hearts to burn within us He talks with us by the way. (Luke 24:32).
You worshippers of Emmanuel, look up to His head of most precious gold, and tell me, are not His thoughts precious unto you? Is not your adoration sweetened with affection as you humbly bow before that countenance which is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars?

Have you considered the charm of His features? His whole person oozes with the fragrance of the savour of His good ointments; therefore the virgins love Him. Is there one member of His glorious body which is not attractive?

Our love is not as a seal set upon His heart of love alone; it is fastened upon His arm of power also; nor is there a single part of Him upon which it does not fix itself. We anoint His whole person with the sweet spikenard of our fervent love. His whole life we would imitate; His whole character we would transcribe.

In all other beings we see some lack, in Him there is all perfection. The best even of His favoured saints have had blots upon their garments and wrinkles upon their brows but He is nothing but loveliness.

All earthly suns have their spots: the fair world itself hath its wilderness; we cannot love the whole of the loveliest thing; but Christ Jesus is gold without alloy. He is light without darkness. He is glory without cloud.

Yea, He is altogether lovely.


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