The right heart

"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth...let the King bring me into his chambers."

I tell you what, there's nothing that will wake you up and grab your attention quite so much as a romantic, passionate opening line.  Song of Soloman is often referred to as a "lover's" book - it is a passionate dialog between two lovers, who speak openly and in detail about their love for each other.

At least, that's how I've always heard it referred to.  Seeing it as an analogy of the relationship that we should have with God, however, is a new interpretation for me.  It seems strange to think of God wanting to kiss me on the mouth, and vice-versa.  Aren't kisses supposed to be reserved for lovers?

But the thing is, that's exactly what God should be to us.  He wants to be our lover.  He wants our heartfelt prayers to mimic the passion that we have for Him, the insatiable desire to follow Him that should overtake our very beings.

Song of Songs is, in it's most basic form, expressing the devotion and passion that exists between 2 entities.  Shouldn't that be what our relationships with God are like, too?  Does the fact that He is not a physical being mean that we cannot have a passionate relationship with Him?  Indeed, it does not.  Regardless of the intangibility of God; He should be the one person in the world with whom we feel the closest, not the furthest from.

So, if the idea of God kissing you, or you kissing back, seems strange and awkward to you, maybe you should check your heart.  It could just be that you've got some spiritual things that need to be set straight.



Song of Songs 1:1-4

¹ Solomon’s Song of Songs.

 ² Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
   for your love is more delightful than wine.
³ Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
   your name is like perfume poured out.
   No wonder the young women love you!
⁴ Take me away with you—let us hurry!
   Let the king bring me into his chambers.