His fruit was sweet to my taste!',

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"Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my Beloved. I delight to sit in His shade, and His fruit was sweet to my taste!" Song of Solomon 2:3

The Lord Jesus is incomparably lovely!

His personal excellencies baffle the powers of description!

Every beautiful figure which nature can furnish—is employed to set Him forth; but a spiritual perception is necessary to discern and delight in Him. 

Here He is compared to the apple tree amidst the trees of the forest, as affording refreshing shade and delicious food. 

"His fruit was sweet to my taste!" 
His fruit includes . . .
the promises He has made,
the pardons He bestows,
the reconciliation He has effected,
the peace He imparts,
the fellowship He has with His people,
the assurances of His love,
the joys of the Holy Spirit, 
the hope of eternal life,
access into God's presence, and
the precious foretastes of glory which He gives. 

These are sweet, incomparably sweet, to every spiritual mind! 

Sheltered from storms, 
protected from foes, 
preserved from the sultry sun, 
and fed with fruits of salvation, 
the believer is happy—and his Saviour is precious to his soul. 

And while the fruits of Jesus are sweet to him—sin is bitter! He has no relish for . . .
the follies, 
the vain amusements, and
the sinful pleasures of the world!

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