Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
for your love is more delightful than wine.
3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the young women love you!
4 Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
I love the sweet notes you left me. How they spoke to my soul and brought me closer to you even though you are miles away. What an encouragement you are to me!
Thinking of these verses- how sweetly Solomon spoke of his first wife (let's not talk about the hundreds of wives and concubines) but this first wonderful relationship. How they filled each other's senses in the purest of ways- how God intended!
It's so frustrating to me how everything in our culture is so sex-driven and "dirty" with hidden meanings. In this passage- it is clear how they feel about each other. There is no "hidden meanings" that we should be interpreting..and if there WERE hidden meanings, they were meant to be known only between the two of them.
I am grateful to God that he sets examples in the Bible of how a married couple should act, and even more grateful that he sets THE example and that we as a church are so incredibly loved by him in the most pure and holy way.
My intention of leaving the notes was to show you what it's like to be me. You pour out your love to me more than you realize-each and everyday you are my Proverbs 31. Since becoming a mother, I have seen a completely different side of you. A side that I always knew was there but you were hesitant on letting it show until the time of becoming a mother. The way you look at Mason is incredible. The way you handle any situation with Mason is perfect. And the way you mother Mason is beautiful. And because of this, you've grown as a wife. You know a different kind of love.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more with your thoughts in this post-the way married couples communicate should be with encouragement and love. This world can stress us out so much that it can turn us on one another; even husbands and wives are at risk of being "ugly" to one another. (I know I am guilty of this and it's a flaw that I am working to improve)
This beautiful poetry should be a reminder that love is always a verb but we should also remember that love is a word. It is a word that can calm a storm inside a person's heart. It's a word that can bring peace to war. And it's a word that can bring salvation to billions of people when we confess our sins, accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and tell others about this wonderful love.
Let us pray for one another, as a husband and a wife, and let us pray together as husband and wife that we don't lose sight of the love we have for one another. Let's pray that other people see our love not just as "cute" or "adorable" but let this world see it as a special love because we have Jesus Christ in our our lives. Amen