The love that Jesus has for you His beloved bride is not a general, universal love, but is a special, discriminating love for you. It was a love manifested from eternity in which the Father chose you in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:4). He did not choose you because you were worthy ("none are righteous, no not one" Romans 3:10). All were rotten and deserved the righteous judgment of God. He did not choose you because He foresaw that you would believe in Jesus Christ. No, you have come to believe in Jesus Christ because He loved you and chose you to believe in Christ (Acts 13:48). We contributed nothing. All of our pride is consumed. That discriminating love of Jesus is further manifested in His redemption of His chosen bride. In love Jesus sought out His chosen bride (though she was a harlot giving herself to the world, the flesh, and the devil). He gave up His own life, bore the fierce wrath of God, and paid the debt and penalty of her sin that He might love her now and for all eternity and make of her a bride without spot or wrinkle (Ephesians 5:25-27). He gave up His life for you, His beloved bride. All praise and boasting is directed to Jesus rather than to the bride. That discriminating love of Jesus Christ for His bride is figuratively portrayed in our text today. Let such love break your heart and bring you to fall before Him as your Beloved Savior and Lord. The main points from our text this Lord's Day are: (1) Jesus Commends Himself (Song 2:1); (2) Jesus Commends His Chosen Bride (Song 2:2).
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