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“His fruit was sweet to my taste.” — Song of Solomon 2:3
Faith, in the Scripture, is spoken of under the emblem of all the senses. It
is sight: “Look unto me and be ye saved.” It is hearing: “Hear, and your
soul shall live.” Faith is smelling: “All thy garments smell of myrrh, and
aloes, and cassia”; “thy name is as ointment poured forth.” Faith is
spiritual touch. By this faith the woman came behind and touched the hem
of Christ’s garment, and by this we handle the things of the good word of
life. Faith is equally the spirit’s taste. “How sweet are Thy words to my
taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my lips.” “Except a man eat my flesh,”
saith Christ, “and drink my blood, there is no life in him.”
This “taste” is faith in one of its highest operations. One of the first performances of faith is…
hearing. We hear the voice of God, not with the
outward ear alone, but with the inward ear; we hear it as God’s Word, and
we believe it to be so; that is the “hearing” of faith. Then our mind looketh
upon the truth as it is presented to us; that is to say, we understand it, we
perceive its meaning; that is the “seeing” of faith. Next we discover its
preciousness; we begin to admire it, and find how fragrant it is; that is faith
in its “smell.” Then we appropriate the mercies which are prepared for us
in Christ; that is faith in its “touch.” Hence follow the enjoyments, peace,
delight, communion; which are faith in its “taste.” Any one of these acts of
faith is saving. To hear Christ’s voice as the sure voice of God in the soul
will save us; but that which gives true enjoyment is the aspect of faith
wherein Christ, by holy taste, is received into us, and made, by inward and
spiritual apprehension of His sweetness and preciousness, to be the food
of our souls. It is then we sit “under His shadow with great delight,” and
find His fruit sweet to our taste.
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“His fruit was sweet to my taste.” — Song of Solomon 2:3
Faith, in the Scripture, is spoken of under the emblem of all the senses. It
is sight: “Look unto me and be ye saved.” It is hearing: “Hear, and your
soul shall live.” Faith is smelling: “All thy garments smell of myrrh, and
aloes, and cassia”; “thy name is as ointment poured forth.” Faith is
spiritual touch. By this faith the woman came behind and touched the hem
of Christ’s garment, and by this we handle the things of the good word of
life. Faith is equally the spirit’s taste. “How sweet are Thy words to my
taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my lips.” “Except a man eat my flesh,”
saith Christ, “and drink my blood, there is no life in him.”
This “taste” is faith in one of its highest operations. One of the first performances of faith is…
hearing. We hear the voice of God, not with the
outward ear alone, but with the inward ear; we hear it as God’s Word, and
we believe it to be so; that is the “hearing” of faith. Then our mind looketh
upon the truth as it is presented to us; that is to say, we understand it, we
perceive its meaning; that is the “seeing” of faith. Next we discover its
preciousness; we begin to admire it, and find how fragrant it is; that is faith
in its “smell.” Then we appropriate the mercies which are prepared for us
in Christ; that is faith in its “touch.” Hence follow the enjoyments, peace,
delight, communion; which are faith in its “taste.” Any one of these acts of
faith is saving. To hear Christ’s voice as the sure voice of God in the soul
will save us; but that which gives true enjoyment is the aspect of faith
wherein Christ, by holy taste, is received into us, and made, by inward and
spiritual apprehension of His sweetness and preciousness, to be the food
of our souls. It is then we sit “under His shadow with great delight,” and
find His fruit sweet to our taste.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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