Let Him kiss me...

"Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth."-Song of Solomon 1:2

For several days we have been dwelling upon the Saviour's passion, and
for some little time to come we shall linger there. In beginning a new
month, let us seek the same desires after our Lord as those which
glowed in the heart of the elect spouse. See how she leaps at once to Him;
there are no prefatory words; she does not even mention His name; she is
in the heart of her theme at once, for she speaks of Him who was the
only Him in the world to her. How bold is her love! it was much
condescension which permitted the weeping penitent to anoint His feet with
spikenard-it was rich love which allowed the gentle Mary to sit at His feet
and learn of Him-but here, love, strong, fervent love, aspires to
higher tokens of regard, and closer signs of fellowship. Esther trembled in
the presence of Ahasuerus, but the spouse in joyful liberty of perfect
love knows no fear. If we have received the same free spirit, we also
may ask the like. By kisses we suppose to be intended those varied!
manifestations of affection by which the believer is made to enjoy the
love of Jesus. The kiss of reconciliation we enjoyed at our conversion,
and it was sweet as honey dropping from the comb. The kiss of
acceptance is still warm on our brow, as we know that He hath accepted our
persons and our works through rich grace. The kiss of daily, present
communion, is that which we pant after to be repeated day after day, till it
is changed into the kiss of reception, which removes the soul from
earth, and the kiss of consummation which fills it with the joy of heaven.
Faith is our walk, but fellowship sensibly felt is our rest. Faith is
the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim
drinks. O lover of our souls, be not strange to us; let the lips of Thy
blessing meet the lips of our asking; let the lips of Thy fulness touch
the lips of our need, and straightway the kiss will be effected.