The Loveliest Lady [Family Worship lesson in Song of Songs 3:6]

What is the bride’s beauty? Song of Songs 3:6 prepares us for the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the bride’s beauty is the redemption, nearness, and likeness of the Bridegroom. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) The devotional presents the bride's beauty through redemption, nearness to God, and conformity to Christ. Central to this vision is the image of the Church emerging from desolation—redeemed from sin, death, and spiritual barrenness—now drawing near to God through Christ’s sacrificial work, symbolized by the ascending smoke of incense and offerings. Her fragrance, surpassing even the finest merchant’s perfumes, reflects the holy anointing of God’s presence, a result of being consecrated and made like Christ through the Spirit. Pastor calls his family to long for this beauty not only in individual lives but in the collective body of Christ, especially by revival and reformation, where the Church’s incomparable beauty in Christ becomes evident to all. The tone is both pastoral and prophetic, inviting personal reflection, joyful worship, and active pursuit of Christlikeness as the ultimate expression of divine beauty.