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Song of Solomon chapter 2, verse 4.

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

What a beautiful verse.

In the middle of this Bible book that celebrates romantic love between a husband

and a wife in marriage. That's what this book is all about. And at the same time, we know

that God has designed marriage to be a picture of Jesus' love for the church and the church's love for Jesus.

So when we read Song of Solomon, let's read it very plainly for what it is, this celebration

of romantic love between a husband and a wife, according to God's design and marriage.

And let's realize that's a picture of Jesus' love for us and our love for Jesus.

So when we come to Song of Solomon, chapter 2, verse 4, we see this picture of a wife being

brought into a banqueting house and the banner that her husband

spreads over her is love.

Like this verse should lead us to pray for marriages that are covered with a banner of love

over one another.

So for any of us who are married, we should pray for this kind of security

in one another's love and then beyond our own marriages, or even for those who are single to pray

for every marriage we know to experience this kind of security and love and covering with love over one another, all in a way

that reflects God's love for us. Jesus spreads a banner over his bride, the church, his people,

and the banner he spreads over us is indeed love.

We live in the security of his love.

So let's pray accordingly.

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