The sparkling diamond in the ring of glory – Thomas Brooks

“His mouth is most sweet, and He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend.” Song 5:16

That is, His mouth is sweetnesses, and He is altogether desirablenesses, or He is wholly desirable. Alas! says the spouse, I lack words to express how sweet, how lovely, how adorable, how desirable, how eminent, and how excellent Christ is in my eye and to my soul! All that is perfect in heaven or earth, is but a dim shadow of His excellency and glory. Where Christ is there is heaven. Heaven itself, in the spouse’s eyes, without Christ, would be but a poor little thing. The spouse looks upon Christ as the sparkling diamond in the ring of glory.

“His mouth is most sweet, and He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend.” Song 5:16