The Lord's admiration of His Church is very astonishing, and His description of her beauty is very glowing. She is not merely beautiful but "absolutely beautiful." He views her in Himself, washed in His sin-atoning blood, and clothed in His meritorious righteousness thus He considers her to be full of loveliness and beauty. No wonder that such is the case since it is but His own perfect excellency that He admires; for the holiness, glory, and perfection of His Church are His own glorious garments on the back of His own well-beloved spouse!
Nor is the Church barely lovely, she is superlatively so. Her Lord styles her the "most beautiful of women." Song of Solomon 1:8
She has a real worth and excellence which cannot be rivaled by all the nobility and royalty of the world. If Jesus could exchange His elect bride for all the angels in Heaven, He would not, for He puts her first and foremost, "most beautiful of women." She far outshines the stars!
Nor is this an opinion which He is ashamed of, for He invites all men to hear it. He sets a "behold" before it, a special note of exclamation, inviting and arresting attention. "Behold! How beautiful you are, My beloved, how beautiful!" (Song of Solomon 4:1). His opinion He publishes abroad even now, and one day from the throne of His glory He will avow the truth of it before the assembled universe. "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with Me!" will be His solemn affirmation of the loveliness of His elect!
[Charles H. Spurgeon]
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Song of Solomon 4:7 ...Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Ephesians 5:25-27 … Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Psalm 45:11 … So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.❤
