Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits."
It is by looking at this verse, that it seems to stand alone. But for us it is a clear prayer that we need to be making and attentive too.
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden - word study, come; The cry for the wind to be stirred up and do something; We know that the wind of the Spirit is in comparison to the wind of this earth. Jesus declared, 'You do not whether the wind comes from nor do you know where it goes'. And it is the same for us in understanding about the things of God through His Holy Spirit. It seems that the issue is the lack of wind blowing in this part. He makes a plea, 'Awake, Come forth to do your work, wind.' There is a cause/effect here stated: blow upon my garden, that my spices may flow out. No wind, no spices. No Spirit, no life. No Spirit, no power. 'Awake, Oh Holy Spirit and come and blow upon us.
When Christ had resurrected He appeared to the disciple and breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Ghost.' It is this same need today for the church. What can we do without the Spirit? Nothing
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