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My beloved is like a pouch of myrrh that rests between my breasts.– Song 1:13.
Anna,
I am speaking to you today, a fictional daughter, who has a name that’s dear to my heart. My Mom always thought it’d be nice to be called Anna. If she could change her name. So precious Anna, draw close. I have something to show you. It’s something I hope you can also smell.
See it here? This small, tightly-bound satchel hanging between my breasts? It’s called “Myrrh.” Go ahead, open it. The crystals are beautiful in color, aren’t they? Some call them “tears.” And for good reason.
I’ll try to be brief…
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While the king is reclining,1 my spikenard spreads forth its fragrance. – Song 1:12
It’s a humbling awareness, for a humble soul, that one smells good, and someone is drawn to you for that reason. Sometimes one even forgets they are wearing perfume! Have you ever had that happen? You put on a fragrance in the morning, and get so used to the smell that you completely forget about it during the day? That is, until someone later on comments that you smell good!
Jesus is our mirror, and His smile will reflect back to us and tell us that our faith and works of love are pleasing to Him. When in the divine presence of God, we may on one hand be aware of our stench. But that is not what she says. This is important. I feel a sense of despair whenever I hear God’s children talk about how wretched they are. This is not the result of love’s transformation! Love makes us clean, and gives us the perfume of spikenard to wear. Not to cover our stench, but to delight our Beloved, Jesus, and draw all people to Him!
Are we ashamed of this, our smell? Paul makes it sound like it’s a great honor:
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Sometimes there’s no perfect time to do it. Love is bursting for expression, and what others think about your timing, or your method, is irrelevant. Your face is set like flint to “do the thing,” because it is love that motivates you and that is all that matters!
This kind of love doesn’t overthink, or analyze the situation. It might know that it’s a “crazy” idea, but it can’t be talked out of it.
This is where our story with the Shulamite continues….
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You bring pleasure to me like a sweet smell… Ex. 20:41 . If you have ever loved someone deeply, you understand what it is to long for reminders of them when apart, including smells. Like music and art, fragrances can stir emotions, invoke memories, and keep love aflame. Many of the stronger oils such as …
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There is a wisdom spoken among the mature.
Most will not understand it, and sadly, some will choose to even
misunderstand it…
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On multiple levels it is something that is inevitable, that closeness with another brings a mingling of odors. What does this mean in our relationship to Jesus Christ? It means that His anointing becomes ours. And this is exactly where things become heated….
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