After a sumptuous afternoon meal, it is not uncommon to feel sluggish. One yawn leads to another. The eyes get weary, and if you are in a comfortable chair, you may find yourself dozing off for a few minutes, unaware of the chatter all around you. There may be no hazards or perils necessarily involved in a nap after a meal in the physical realm, but the Lord Jesus warns us about the risks involved in being spiritually asleep and the need we all have as Christians to be awakened from our spiritual slumber (Romans 13:11). We are especially vulnerable to such spiritual slumber after we have eaten to our own nourishment from the love feast of the Lord (whether the Lord's Supper or some near and blessed time spent with Jesus wherein we have known His precious kisses of love and mercy). We least expect to lose interest in the Lord Jesus, the gospel, His commandments, and loving communion with Him after He has so blessed us with His presence. And yet, that is so often the very time we are the most vulnerable—spiritually napping and sleeping without being aware of the enemy lurking about to lead us into temptation and sin. This is the sin into which the bride of Christ falls in our text this Lord's Day. How gracious of our Savior to warn us in love of this great pitfall. The main points from our text are: (1) The Blessing of the Feast with Jesus (Song 5:1); (2) The Sleep of Apathy after the Feast with Jesus (Song 5:2).
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