#soap # Song of Songs 08 ## Title: Come Away ## Scripture: (Song of Songs 8:14) “Make haste, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.” (NET) ## Observation: How can we sum up this book of the Bible? The Song of Songs has a checkered history of people trying to say it shouldn’t be canonized and wondering what help it provides to the Body of Christ. True, it has uncomfortable places. However, it is in the wisdom literature for a reason. There are many parallels we can gain between the pure love between a young couple and the relationship God wants to have with us. The issue is not with this young couple and Solomon writing it all down; the problem is us. We have been so sexualized by our culture, we have a hard time seeing love and desire without thinking of the way it has been tainted. The goal of Song of Songs is to show what pure, innocent, young love looks like. The hope is for this to be enjoyed by everyone. What is even more amazing is that this is just a shadow of the love God wants to share with us. It is pure. It is innocent. It is untainted by sin. This is the summary of Song of Songs. God asks us to “come away” with Him and have fellowship together. It is pure. It is innocent. It is eternal. ## Application: Spend time with God today without asking for anything. Just sit and contemplate His complete love for you. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for loving us the way You do.