“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” - 2:15 9 I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. - 1:9 While the king was on his couch, my nard gave forth its fragrance. - 1:12 13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh that lies between my breasts. - 1:13 14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi. - 1:14 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. - 2:1 2 As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women. - 2:2 We have to be careful to not allow to breed apathy, and apathy to destroys the ‘garden.’ 3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. - 2:3 The ‘fox’ of marital looks to the other person to be their source of satisfaction. I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys - 2:1 We cannot look to a person to do what only Jesus can. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. 10: My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away, for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” 14: O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. 2:8;10-12;14 "8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” - John 16:8 1. What are the foxes in your interpersonal relationship? 2. What are the foxes in our spiritual relationship? 3. Ask the Holy Spirit to ‘catch’ the foxes that are wrecking havoc in your life. Questions about today's sermon? Reach out to Paul