Song of Solomon 4:7

Having pronounced His Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms His praise by a precious negative: “There is no spot in thee.” As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the fault-finding world would insinuate that He had only mentioned her attractive features, and had purposely omitted those which were deformed or defiled, He sums up everything by declaring her universally and entirely fair, and utterly devoid of stain.

A spot may soon be removed, and is the very least thing that can disfigure beauty, but even from this little blemish the believer is delivered in His Lord’s sight. If He had said there is no hideous scar, no horrible deformity, no deadly ulcer, we might even then have marveled; but when He testifies that she is free from the slightest spot, all these other forms of defilement are included, and the depth of wonder is increased.

If He had only promised to remove all spots eventually, we would have had eternal reason for joy; but when He speaks of it as already done, who can restrain the most intense emotions of satisfaction and delight? O my soul, here is marrow and fatness for you; eat your fill, and be satisfied with royal dainties.

Christ Jesus has no quarrel with His spouse. She often wanders from Him and grieves His Holy Spirit, but He does not allow her faults to affect His love. He sometimes chides, but it is always in the tenderest manner, with the kindest intentions: it is “my love” even then.

There is no remembrance of our follies; He does not cherish ill thoughts of us, but He pardons and loves just as well after the offense as before it. It is well for us that it is so, for if Jesus were as mindful of injuries as we are, how could He commune with us? Many a time a believer will become disgruntled with the Lord over some slight turn in providence, but our precious Husband knows our silly hearts too well to take any offense at our ill manners.