Bible Reading: Numbers 8; Psalm 44; Song of Solomon 6; Hebrews 6
Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. (Song of Solomon 6:12)
The Shulamite had not answered the door for her beloved and he had gone. She ran out looking for him and was mistreated by the watchmen of the city. However, as she thought about it a minute, she knew exactly where to find him. She went to the garden. If we go back to God's original design for marriage, we find the very first one in a garden. There God made the woman from the rib of Adam and brought her to the man. There they became one flesh. Marriage should be like a garden.
Garden's don't grow by themselves. They have to be cultivated, planted, watered and weeded. How many weeds have grown up in your garden that need to be tended to? What are you sowing into your marriage? Since marriage is a spiritual thing, you should consider this from the Bible:
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (Galatians 6:7-9)
When she gets to the garden she finds Solomon there. When she sees him he begins once again to talk of her beauty. Not only does Solomon praise her beauty, but the other women do too. When she sees her husband, she says that her soul was stirred. Does your soul stir within you when you see your spouse?
Her description is that her soul is like the chariots of Amminadib. We are not sure exactly who Amminadib is, but apparently he was renowned for his chariot-driving skills. Maybe he was fast and reckless. Do you remember the feeling of riding in the back of a pick-up or on a motorcycle and feeling the wind rush in your face? Exhilarating! This is how she feels when she sees her beloved husband.
If you don't get that sensation sometimes when you have been away from your spouse, it is time to start weeding and sowing in that garden of marriage. Plant some beautiful things that will bloom with time and bring back the fresh love of marriage. This is God's will for your marriage!
In Christ,
Rody
