I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
If you’ve ever watched The Bachelor, a dating and relationship reality television series, you are familiar with the phrase, “Will you accept this rose?”
The series revolves around a single bachelor, seeking a wife. He is matched with a selection of suitresses. During the course of the season, the bachelor narrows down his choices at the rose ceremonies. If he sees potential in a candidate and wants to continue pursuing the relationship, he will extend toward her a long stem red rose, asking, “Will you accept this rose?”
In the Bible, Jesus is represented by the Rose of Sharon (Song of Solomon 2:1 KJV). A Palestine plain with lots of flowers, Sharon was considered a place of beauty and majesty and the rose, the most perfect flower.
Jesus is also likened to a rose in Michael W. Smith’s song Above All:
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Above all.
God desires a relationship with you, with all of us. “He does not want anyone to be lost. He wants everyone to change his heart and life” (2 Peter 3:9b ICB).
He pursues a relationship with you by offering His Son Jesus, the Rose of Sharon, who paid the price for your sins. He asks, “Will you accept this Rose?”
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