He hath brought me to the house of wine,
– Song of Songs 2:4 (DARBY)
And his banner over me is love.
The house of wine is where all His people enjoy each other and rejoice together, the place where we can be joyful together. Individually, I experience the abundance of the divine life in my personal contact with the Lord. Corporately, all the believers experience the abundance of the divine life in the church. Individually, I sit down in the shade of the Lord as a wonderful apple tree, and His fruit is sweet to my taste; I feel as though I am being raptured. Corporately, I am brought into the banqueting house, the house of wine. I am no longer alone, but with all my brothers and sisters enjoying the Lord and experiencing His riches. I am so joyful, and so are all the brothers and sisters.
Excerpted from The Song of Songs: A Divine Romance, by Titus Chu, page 78.
