SONG OF SONGS - by Todd Benjamin Lout

This past Saturday night we had worship and prayer based on Song of Solomon. It was quite a sweet, yet powerful time as we contemplated the overwhelming love of the King (Jesus) toward the Shulamite (Us).

This morning I woke up with this one passage on my spirit. I mean just look at this poetic, dramatic and powerful instruction from a King to His Bride. When the Bible talks about seals put on something….it means for it to be seriously sealed, not broken! He wants us to have HIM and HIS FIRELY LOVE as a seal on our hearts. WOW!

Meditating on Song of Solomon (also called “Song of Songs”) from the POV that He is the King so longing for the gaze of His Bride really changes our hearts. His desire is for us to really know the love of Christ which passes everything else we know! Our true identity as the Beloved realized brings about a shift in how we receive from Him. It causes us to be more confident, more in love, more stabilized in this solid ground that is His passionate love for us.

Let me share, below, the prayer directives we used Saturday night. You can pray these things over your own heart and mind and over others.


Blessings! - Todd


Prayer Directives from Song of Solomon

 1:2-3

Let Him kiss me with the Kisses of His Word (deepest things of Your Word) for Your love, oh God is better than wine. Because of the fragrance of Your good perfumes (Who you are/ Your Personality) Your Name is like perfume poured forth; therefore, Your people love You

(You overcome me/I am undone by You).


 1:4

Draw me after You! Let us run together. The King had brought me into His chambers (the secret place of your Presence). We will be glad and rejoice in you, oh Jesus. We will remember your love more than wine (in temptation/distress/darkness etc.). Rightly do Your people love You  (Your love is my reward/source/prize).

 

1:5-7, 16

My heart is dark, but I am lovely to You, oh God! (You desire me in my struggle/beauty for ashes) O You whom I love, come and satisfy my heart (how can I know You more). (16) Behold, You are the beautiful God, My beloved! (You are what I want) Yes, so pleasant to me! (I long for You).

 

2:3-5

I sat down in his shade (shade of Your righteousness) with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting table (fed me at the Marriage Supper/bridal revelation). His banner (leadership) over me was Love (You do all for love/working all things together to awaken Love). Sustain me, refresh me with more of You, FOR I AM LOVESICK

(faint with desire to have more of You/nothing can satisfy my longing heart except You).

You and You alone are my exceeding great reward.

 

2:8-13

The voice of my Beloved God! Behold, he conquers the mountains (triumphant over adversity, obstacles). He beckons me to come, leaving my fears behind (to trust His good leadership). I will arise, I will come away with You. The Lord is doing a new thing, the season of singing has come (the new Songs from Throne), the harvest of the nations is at hand.

I will arise (I will leave my fears behind).

 

2:14, 16

“O my Beloved, You long to see my face (in worship), to hear my voice (I will not draw back in shame); even in my weakness, my voice (prayer/love songs) is sweet to you, my face is lovely to You (I stand boldly in work of cross). (16) My Beloved is mine and I am His (He belongs to me/I belong to Him).

 

 3:1-2, 4

By night I seek the One I love (wrestle through the night, with all my heart, I search for You). “I will seek the One I love until I find him.”  When I find Him, I will hold Him and never let Him go.

 

3:11, 4:7-10

You are King of Kings, we will crown You with our love – The Wedding Day is coming – the day of the gladness of your heart (woe to the enemy of the King on His wedding day).

I am altogether beautiful to You. I have ravished your heart, I am Your Bride;

How beautiful is Your love! (there is none who loves like You). I am my Beloved’s and His desire is toward me.

 

4:16-5:2

Awake, o Winds of God, blow upon my garden (my life), that your perfumes may flow from me (fragrance of Jesus in me). Beloved God, come near to me. Oh, that my ways would be pleasing to You. (5:2) I will open my heart to You, I will not fear (even the fellowship of suffering), I am your beloved one.

 

5:8-16, 7:10

He is my Beloved, I am lovesick! for He is dazzling and excellent in all His ways, Chief among ten thousand. He is perfect like finest gold; His Word (mouth) is most sweet, yes, He is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my Friend. (7:10) I am my Beloved’s and his desire is toward me.

 

8:5-7

Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning (trusting/loving/limping/enjoying) upon her Beloved? I will set You as a seal upon my heart, for Your Love is as strong as death (comprehensive); its Flames are Flames of Fire. Many waters (disappointment/opposition)

cannot quench Your Love (in Bride’s heart).

 

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