A Lily Among The Thorns
**Text: Song of Solomon 2:1-2 (KJV)** “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.” Beloved, the Song of Solomon is more than an ancient love poem between King Solomon and the Shulamite maiden. While it celebrates the pure, passionate love God designed for marriage, the Holy Spirit has also given it to the Church as a rich picture of the relationship between Christ, our heavenly Bridegroom, and His blood-bought Bride—the Church, and every individual believer who belongs to Him. In these two verses we are given a striking contrast. The bride speaks with beautiful humility. The Bridegroom answers with tender exaltation. Together they paint a portrait that every blood-washed child of God needs to see clearly in these dark and thorny days. I. The Humble Lily – How the Bride Saw Herself The Shulamite says, “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” The “rose of Sharon” was not the cultivated, long...