Sweet Notes from

The Song of Songs         (Part 12)

Chapter 3 verse 11.
In our last edition all eyes were focused upon the "chariot" that King Solomon had built to convey his young Bride across the wilderness to the place of their marriage. This verse turns the attention to Solomon himself: "Behold King Solomon with the crown … ," it says. And how often the Lord's people need to "turn their eyes upon Jesus," and to see Him with the Crown of Omnipotence upon His brow. As one has rightly said, "Christians will have Christ anywhere except on His throne." And yet, it is only when we learn to behold a Christ who has been crowned with glory and power that we really feel fully secure and under the sway of His gracious sceptre.

"Behold King Jesus with the crown," is the exhortation that the voice of faith every needs to be delivering at the walls of doubting castle where we so often find ourselves. Christ has the crown of heaven and earth upon His head, for "He doeth his will among the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand, or say, 'what doest thou?'"

The saints of a by-gone age knew all about "covenanting" with their Sovereign God and drawing abundant comfort from such a practice. This is why we find old Joseph Alliene exhorting us in his "Covenant Comforts," – "What though your enemies are many? More are they that are with you than they are against you; for I am with you. What thought they are mighty? They are not almighty; your Father is greater than all, and none shall pluck you out of my hands." Let us learn then, to "Behold" our heavenly King with the Crown.

But, again, the verse tells us that we are to "Behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him on the day of his espousals…" It was Solomon's wedding day and he was wearing the garland of rejoicing. And what a Crown of rejoicing that it was that our Saviour donned when He had poured out His life on the Cross to redeem His Bride, the Church, unto Himself. He "laid aside his glory," for "the joy that was set before him," and now, "God hath highly exalted him and given him a name that is above every name." One day He is going to appear with that great name written clearly upon His vesture, "King of Kings and Lord of lords." Until that day, let us "Go forth (by faith) … and behold King Jesus with the crown …"

(This is the last of this present selection of "Notes").