Song of Songs 4:7
You are altogether beautiful, my darling;
there is no flaw in you.
Contemporary English Version
My darling, you are lovely in every way.
New Living Translation
You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.
Song of Songs is a book dedicated to promoting human love as God created it and intended it for each one of us. One significant thing that this book teaches us that love and its attendant feelings ought to be expressed to the one we love. We should not be ashamed of being in love or telling those we love that we love them.
Some of the things the two lovers tell each other in this book are very uncomfortable to state in some cultures. In some parts of the world, if the youths like the youths in this inspired book told each other these things, they will lose their church membership. Yet those cultures and parts of the world are not superior to God’s word. God’s word is not subject to anyone or any culture.
This book may also be interpreted as referring to God’s love for us, but that cannot be the only meaning. This book is literal and it’s about human love before any other interpretation is introduced. Let us love one another. A relationship that limits the expression of love to the fullest is a relationship that contradicts God’s intentions and purposes. There is so much hate permitted to fly around, let us who believe in God let love be expressed all around us.
In our text today the man addresses the lady he is in love with. After mentioning the beauty and attractiveness of her various body parts, he seems overwhelmed and just concludes with the words of our text today. You are altogether beautiful.
Altogether beautiful means that everything is beautiful about her. It is important that when choosing a friend to spend life with, everything should be right about them. If everything is right except this or that, then you are staring into a troubled marriage. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
1 Peter 3:3-4 tells us that there are external beauty and internal beauty of a godly character. Altogether beautiful means that both inside and outside they are awesome. While the character is great the external beauty is also not neglected. We should strive to be altogether beautiful. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
Those of us who have invested a lot externally are invited to move their efforts to their inner beauty, their character. The standard of character is to be Christlike. After visiting the gym, exercising, drinking water, changing diet, posting updates on social media, and being congratulated for a six-pack or a beautiful body, we should now do the same thing to our spiritual lives and how we perceive and relate with people. You can be great but be a terrible snob. Do not be one-sided beautiful. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
Those of us who are internally beautiful. Closer to God. Focused on things spiritual. Ever fasting. Prayer warriors. Knowing more Bible than average pastors. Reading and cramming religious books. Teaching heavy stuff and not cheap stuff of life advice and God’s love. We who have never ever missed church. We whose speech has been affected by KJV and religious writings such as those of Ellen G White. We should also invest in external beauty. Wearing old clothes that are hardly fitting is not being spiritual. Dressing contrary to the occasion is not a heavenly focus. External self-neglect that leaves us unattractive is not God’s will. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
I have to interrogate myself, am I altogether beautiful. Could I have neglected my inner beauty? Could I have neglected my external visible beauty? I pray and put effort so that I am altogether beautiful. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
Altogether should also include our academic performance for students. Our workplace employment productivity. Our business efforts to raise and income. Our health. Our relationship with others, etc. Everything about us may not be one hundred percent but it should be attractive, we should do our best to be altogether beautiful. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
“The guy is very nice and loving only that he still drinks a little alcohol.” “The lady is very nice and respectful only that she has not made up her mind to actively attend worship.” “He is very nice to me and charming only that he is still processing to end the other relationship.” Do not commit to anyone where there is still an exception. An exception means the person is not altogether beautiful. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
You may have provided for your family everything, but if they ask for your availability be available. It is about being altogether beautiful. You could be offering all expected services of a parent or spouse, but if one is a concern to your spouse or children, then work on it. Do not emphasize what you have already done as if it should be enough. Work on the deficiencies. While satisfying human beings is an elusive goal, just do your best to be altogether beautiful. Keywords are – altogether beautiful!
Dear God, make me altogether beautiful, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
Amen.
Thank you pastor for applying the verse to the many areas of our lives.
God bless you.
Be blessed too!
Amen!
Amen, Almaz!
Great sermon, God bless you Pastor.
Be blessed too!
Im Blessed with your words
Hallelujah!
Amen.. My prayer too. God help and make me be ‘ALTOGETHER BEAUTIFUL ‘…
Amen