ROSE of SHARON

I’ll be honest. Until today, I’ve never understood why Jesus is referred to as the Rose of Sharon. Here’s what I found out from scholar Herbert Lockyer. “Amongst flowers, the rose always and everywhere, with us now and still more in the East and of old, has held the foremost rank; and amongst the rose, the Rose of Sharon was chief. In the words of an ancient author, ‘If a king were set over flowers, it would be the rose that should reign over them, being the ornament of the earth, the splendor of plants, the eye of flowers, the beauty of the field.’ In other words, this title calls to our attention the beautiful fragrance of Christ’s life displayed so spectacularly in His love.    

 Jesus, we look on You in the beauty of Your splendor. You are the sweetest fragrance of all the earth, the ROSE of SHARON.