Song of Solomon 4:1-16

God has given women a beauty that captivates the attentions and affections of men.  This attraction has been created by God and should be fully enjoyed within the context of marriage.  Unfortunately Satan has exploited this God given attraction to the point that it has become an unbridled passion that leads to the destruction of many.  This exploitation always leads to great guilt, pain and destruction.  These abuses of sexuality has caused an equally dangerous reaction within Christian communities where the pleasures of the physical relationship created by God have become taboo and seen as always being sinful.  Both of these extremes are dangerous, destructive and anti-biblical.  As believers, we must learn to enjoy the gifts of God to their fullest without exploiting them or avoiding them to the point of sin.

SOLOMON DESCRIBES THE BEAUTY OF HIS BRIDE: Solomon goes into specific details about his admiration of his bride.  He starts with the eyes and speaks of her wonderful facial features and then moves to a tasteful and gentle description of her more intimate features.  Men must learn to use their words when admiring the beauty of their wives.  Men should regularly complement their wives and daughters on their beauty.  The emphasis of these complements should be on facial features.  I am not saying that physical beauty if everything or the most important thing, but I am saying that as men we should not only admire the beauty of our wives but express to them in gentle, loving and tasteful words just how beautiful we think that they are.  My wife has dazzling blue eyes that make the Caribbean Sea look muddy and she needs to hear me tell her so on a regular basis.  This type of communication can build great security and affection within a marriage relationship.


SOLOMON DELIGHTS IN THE BODY OF HIS BRIDE: Solomon takes great delight in the fact that this beautiful and delightful garden that is the body of his wife has been preserved for his pleasure and his pleasure alone.  The promiscuity of our culture that promotes casual sex outside of the commitment of marriage is placing landmines in the garden that is God’s blessing on sexuality within marriage.  Marriage has lost its luster and sparkle because by the time couples enter into the God ordained covenant of marriage the all the fruit in the garden has been sampled and weeds have begun to grow where there should be productive trees.  Sexuality within marriage should be delightful and healthy with a wide variety of pleasure just like a garden produces a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices.  God created a wonderful gift for us in the sexual relationship but we must vigilantly protect ourselves from the exploitation that this world promotes so we can enjoy this delightful gift as God intended.  

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