Where Has All The Love Gone

I opened for my lover, but my lover had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer. Song of Songs 5:6 

Why did the Lover leave? The Beloved was sleeping and was too lazy to get up at the knock of her Lover. All the Beloved did was to think about herself. She didn't want to put her robe back on again and she didn't want to soil her washed feet. 

The Beloved Church is asleep as her Lover Jesus knocks at the door of her heart. The Church is too comfortable to get up and move towards Jesus' call. She doesn't want to rise up from her soporific state. The Church refuses to put on the robe of righteousness, yet proudly wraps herself in self-righteousness. Feeling clean, she doesn't want to mix with the "unclean" and walk a path that may get her feet dirty. However, the path Jesus walked was lined with sinners who needed his healing touch. The Church too is called to walk the path of her Lover. 

Any disciple who follows Jesus will get dirty feet. But, being in Jesus means the disciple is clean, no matter what mess those feet trod through. 

It is time for the Church to stop worrying about dirty feet as she arises from her lethargy. She must open the door to her first Love without hesitating or else it may be too late. It is time for the Beloved to love as the Lover and forget about herself to seek the lost and hurting. 

Unfortunately, when people look at the Church they are asking, "Where has all the love gone?" 

The time has come for the Church to wake up, get up and open up the door for her Lover. She has locked out not only the Lover, but also those who need to be loved. 

“Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Ephesians 5:14