“I Only Have Eyes for You!”

Behold, you are fair, my love! … You have doves’ eyes." (Song of Solomon 1:15).

A dove has a single eye, that is, no peripheral vision; it can only see one thing at a time. When a dove sets its gaze upon another dove, it sees nothing else, nor is it easily distracted. The single eye of the dove also reflects its nature as a “love bird” because of lifelong monogamous devotion.

Many biblical scholars interpret the love poem, Song of Solomon, allegorically as Jesus and His bride (the Church). Whether you agree with this or not, certainly Jesus as our groom deserves a bride who is single-mindedly devoted to Him—one who has doves’ eyes.

Soon Jesus will return for you, His Bride. While you wait for your groom, are your eyes fixed on Him (Heb 12:2)? We are living in a time in history like none other, constantly assaulted with sensualized images through our PCs, TVs, magazine covers, billboards, and more. The temptation, called the “lust of the eyes” (1 John 2:16), has never been more seductive nor forceful than in these days. In many ways, countless people are held captive by the lust of the eyes—materialism, beauty, celebrity, power, sex.

Let’s not forget how Eve succumbed to the Serpent’s deception when he opened her eyes to something other than God—the Bible says the fruit was a delight to her eyes. Could this be what Paul had in mind with this warning: I fear that somehow you will be led away from your pure and simple devotion to Christ, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent (2 Cor. 11:3)?