雅歌［第5章］
[爱与信任：从婚宴到委身]
主讲: 郑伟健传道
27/05/2025
「园中」象征新妇的心田，是属灵深处的敞开。「采了我的没药和香料」代表她将自己最宝贵的部分毫无保留地献给良人（预表基督）——这是一幅「二人成为一体」的图画，是关系中最深的合一与满足。「蜜房和蜂蜜」象征爱情的甘甜，「酒和奶」象征属灵的喜乐与滋养。
这是我们许多人起初信主的模样：单纯、火热、全然敞开——我们愿意让主进入园中，毫无保留。
「我身睡卧，我心却醒」是属灵冷淡的写照：外表看似平静，内心却在挣扎回应主的声音。良人夜晚回来，头满露水，是祂对我们的不离不弃；但新妇却因自我舒适、顾念自己，不愿开门。
这正如我们在信仰中常有的态度：我们说我们爱主，但我们害怕祂真正地干预我们的生活。我们信了主，却仍想「一个人静静」，维持外表属灵，却不愿真正让祂进来。
我们还愿意回应主的叩门吗？或者我们是否活在信主之后的「属灵独居」，不让主打扰我们的计划与节奏？
1.失去了才明白（歌5:6）
当新妇终于起身时，良人已转身离去。主有时会隐藏自己，不是因为祂离弃我们，而是为了唤醒我们真正的渴慕。我们才惊觉：祂不见了，我们空了。「我寻找祂，却寻不见；我呼叫祂，祂却不回答。」这是属灵生命真正被破碎的开始。
2. 破碎了不放弃（歌5:7–9）
新妇在黑夜中寻找良人，却被城中看守的人打伤，披肩被夺。这是属灵人愿意为主付代价的画面：她不顾自己尊严，不惧别人误会，只想找回失落的爱与信任。爱不是脆弱的情绪，而是能承受试炼、愿意委身、甘愿受伤也不离开的坚定选择。
当新妇开始向他人描述良人时，她不再只是用感性说“我想他”，而是理性坚定地说：「祂全然可爱……这是我的良人，这是我的朋友。」她从起初的被动、懒惰，到最终的认识、赞美与见证。这是属灵生命中最美的转化——从“爱祂”到“认识祂并坚定选择祂”。
Song of Songs 5
Love and Trust: From Wedding to Commitment
27/05/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Asher
"The garden" symbolizes the bride's heart, which is the deep spiritual opening. "She took my myrrh and spices" represents her giving her most precious part to her lover without reservation (foreshadowing Christ) - this is a picture of "two becoming one", the deepest unity and satisfaction in a relationship. "Honeycomb and honey" symbolize the sweetness of love, and "wine and milk" symbolize spiritual joy and nourishment.
This is how many of us looked when we first believed in the Lord: simple, fervent, and completely open - we are willing to let the Lord enter the garden without reservation.
"My body sleeps, but my heart wakes" is a portrayal of spiritual indifference: seemingly calm on the outside but struggling to respond to the Lord's voice in the heart. The lover returns at night with his head covered with dew, which shows that He never leaves us; but the bride is self-comfortable and self-concerned and is unwilling to open the door.
This is just like the attitude we often have in faith: we say we love the Lord, but we are afraid that He will really interfere in our lives. We believe in the Lord, but still want to "be alone", maintain a spiritual appearance, but are unwilling to really let Him in.
Are we still willing to respond to the Lord's knocking on the door? Or are we living in "spiritual solitude" after believing in the Lord, not letting the Lord disturb our plans and rhythm?
1. Only after losing do we realize (Song 5:6)
When the bride finally gets up, the lover has already turned away. The Lord sometimes hides himself, not because He abandons us, but to awaken our true longing. We are shocked to realize that He is gone and we are empty. “I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer” This is the beginning of the true breaking of spiritual life.
2. Don’t give up even when you are broken (Song 5:7–9)
The bride searches for her lover in the dark night but is beaten by the city guards and her shawl is taken away. This is a picture of a spiritual person willing to pay a price for the Lord: she disregards her own dignity, is not afraid of others’ misunderstanding, and only wants to regain the lost love and trust. Love is not a fragile emotion, but a firm choice that can withstand trials, is willing to commit, and is willing to be hurt but not leave.
When the bride begins to describe her beloved to others, she no longer just says emotionally, “I miss him,” but instead says rationally and firmly, “He is altogether lovely… This is my beloved, this is my friend.” She goes from being passive and lazy at first to eventually understanding, praising, and testifying. This is the most beautiful transformation in spiritual life—from “loving Him” to “knowing Him and firmly choosing Him.”
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