“There is no spot in thee” (Song of Solomon iv. 7).
The blessed Holy Spirit who possesses the consecrated heart is intensely
concerned for our highest life, and watches us with a sensitive, and even
a jealous love. Very beautiful is the true translation of that ordinary
passage in the Epistle of James, “The Spirit that dwelleth in us loveth us
to jealousy.”
The heart of the Holy Ghost is intensely concerned in preserving us from
every stain and blemish, and bringing us into the very highest
possibilities of the will of God.
The Heavenly Bridegroom would have His Church not only free from every
spot, but also from “every wrinkle, or any such thing.” The spot is the
mark of sin, but the wrinkle is the sign of weakness, age, and decay, and
He wants no such defacing touch upon the holy features of His Beloved; and
so the Holy Ghost, who is the Executor of His will, and the Divine
Messenger whom He sends to call, separate, and bring home His Bride, is
jealously concerned in fulfilling in us all the Master’s will.
Lord, take from me every blemish and mark of weakness and decay, and make
me Thy spotless Bride.