A new view on Songs of Solomon 4:16

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       We all know the Love Book-Songs of Solomon. The romance and love in this book is powerful! I have heard people say that the Book is telling us about the love of God for the church. Others say it’s a story about King Solomon and his beloved wife. Well, we know the book is about love so I want to pick a verse and say something about it.
Songs of Solomon vs 16 says, “Awake O North wind and come O South. Blow upon my garden that its spices may flow out.” In the preceding verses, the speaker had likened his lover (partner) to a garden so his call to the wind is to blow upon his partner.  now, this is what I see in this verse:  In the Bible, the Spirit of God has been likened to the wind as seen in Acts 2: 2 which says, “and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind…” and in John 3:8 “the wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Verse 16 of Songs of Solomon portrays a Christian who is filled with the Holy Spirit and as the “wind” blows upon the “garden,” the spices flow out. Let’s take this in 2 pieces:
1)      The speaker beckons on the wind-this is prayer. He was praying for His spouse to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to walk in the Spirit. I usually say, “True love prays” and “True love wishes well.” in your relationships, pray for your partner. Ask God to bless him/her and to increase him/her spiritually.
2)      “That its spices may flow out”- The Fruits of the Holy Spirit. These are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Most Christians are more concerned with the gifts of the Spirit than the fruits of the Spirit. We should be very concerned about bearing fruits. Are you producing good fruits? Is your partner producing good fruits? Remember, Jesus caused the fig tree to dry up because it was not producing fruits. Apostle Paul said in 1 Cor. 13:1-3 that if he possesses and uses most gifts of the Spirit but does not bear fruit (love was the main point) it profits him nothing. We all know there are 3 sides to a relationship of which only one (1) is acceptable.
i)                    You are benefitting
ii)                   You are losing
iii)                 No loss, no gain(stagnation)
          If you are not bearing fruits, if your partner is not bearing fruits, if the relationship is not bearing fruits, if the spices are not flowing out, then start pruning!
        LOL. I’m sure you never expected such revelation in the book of Songs of Solomon but that’s the doing of the Holy Spirit- He makes us see and know far beyond that which is. He makes us see the invisible and hear the inaudible.
Please, in all, pray for and with your partners. Bear fruits. Let your relationships glorify God. Relationships here do not mean marriages and courtships only. It extends to our neighbours, colleaugues, friends and family. Love God always.  Grace and peace with you all.

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