Let’s face it: it can be difficult to say the right thing when the heart isn’t into it. But when the heart is captivated, we find words that ascribe value and worth.  This is found in Scripture.

Song of Solomon 2:1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.  2  Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons.  I sat down in his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.  4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick.

Wow!  That’s some captivation there.  Who is the rose of Sharon and the Lily of the valleys?  Jesus!

When we look at this from a prophetic context, it means Jesus is saying.  “So is my love among the daughters,”

He says that the bride in His eyes is like a lily among thorns when among the daughters.  He’s saying, next to all others, my love is beautiful beyond compare.  It’s the heart of Jesus towards His bride, the church.

Then, the bride, who represents the church, responds with her comment regarding Him.  But you’ll notice she is majorly captivated by Him.  She finds many words to describe His worth and value to her.  She likens Him to an apple tree among the many trees of the woods.

In other words, all other trees are ordinary compared to Him.  He appears among others but stands out in her eyes.  She did not sit in the shade of the other trees but instead in the shade of His tree.  In other words, she draws near to Him, not the other trees.

The fact that the bride can sit under the shade of Him as a tree indicates that He is fully grown and healthy.  This prophetically represents His protection and care.  Sitting under His shade is entering into rest.  Hebrews 3 & 4.

Notice how the bride not only sat under His shade with great delight but also partook of His fruit and found it to be sweet to her taste.  Eating fruit denotes direct encounter and experience.  In other words, she is coming away from the experience of Him with a sense of His goodness.

But there’s more to this story!  He brought her to His banqueting house (the real New Covenant Church Gathering where an experience of His presence is tangible). His banner (Represents His declaration) over her was love!  He sustains her with cakes and refreshes her with apples.  She is lovesick! (Captivated!)

When is the bride lovesick?  When she is sustained with cakes (Truth) and refreshed with apples (The Spirit).  Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and grace and truth came through Him.  There’s something amazingly powerful about being captivated by Jesus as opposed to many other things.  Even a good thing can be a robber of the best.  Don’t get ripped off by being distracted away from looking unto Jesus.  He is all anyone needs.