At the beginning of this verse the bride cried out to the Beloved asking Him to “Draw her away.” The King is attentive to her voice and quickly responds by bringing her into His chambers.
The King’s chamber is a place where we encounter the Lord in intimate communion. The Hebrew word used here is “cheder” (kheh’ –der) and is defined as an inner chamber, bedroom, innermost room. It is in the innermost place, far away from all other loves, that we enjoy and experience the Lord in deep spiritual union. It is the King who takes the initiative to draw us and bring us into His chambers. We were created to be His partner for all eternity, we are His delight and His desires are for us. The chambers are a sacred place where we give ourselves fully to Him and He give Himself to us; it is the place where we discover the passions of His heart, and where we develop our secret life in God that establishes deep roots to sustain us through all that life brings our way.
The chamber experiences are very different from the encounters we have with the Lord in a corporate setting. While we can experience intimate encounters with the Lord during corporate meetings they will not have the same depth as an encounter where we are drawn away to a private place where we commune with undistracted attention. We have all attended an awesome worship service where we felt God’s presence and have experienced life changing encounters, but these type of encounters can’t be compared to the Divine ecstasy when the King escorts us to His chambers where He can communicate His passions and desires free from all outside distractions.
Imagine a couple who are in love as they become impatient from being in a crowd of people; they look for the right moment when they can steal away to a secluded place. It is in these moments where lovers learn about each other as they exchange the secrets of their heart. Our spirit also, longs for these private places where we can draw away and discover the deep things of our Beloved and feel His heartbeat; it is here that love’s passions are increased. A moment in His chamber can change our lives forever!
We must not be satisfied with a casual encounter on Sunday, instead we need to contend with the familiar and seek for deeper encounters with the Lover of our soul. Let us cry out to be drawn away into intimate chamber experiences with our Bridegroom King; He will not delay to bring us closer to Himself.
Devotional Prayer
Lord, nothing compares to the beauty of Your Majesty, to gaze upon You and to see the fire in Your eyes. In the depths of Your chambers is inexpressible joy, the place of all true contentment. Oh, to see the Bridegroom King in His glory! To be drawn by You into Your chamber, to experience the sweet union of fellowship with You in the deepest core places of my being. Your passion and love for me is incomprehensible. What can compare; who can compare with the One who is totally other than! Thank You Lord, for the amazing encounters with You as You draw me away!
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