Yearning for the Bridegroom

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. Song of Solomon 3:1The bride in our text yearns for the presence of her bridegroom. So, too, the believer has a holy desire for fellowship with Jesus Christ, the bridegroom of the church. Frequently, however, we are lulled into spiritual slumber by the cares and concerns of the world, so that we do not seek Him as we ought. The result is that we do not experience the fellowship with God that we would like,...