So, I'm trying to read the Bible in a year. I'm in Proverbs right now, and it is one of the most interesting and influential books I've read in this interesting book. You know, I've been a Christian all my life and not once have I read through an entire Old Testament book; actually, I hadn't read through most books, spare the gospels and Acts. But I'm doing it. I've fallen off the commitment path a few times, but I've always picked it right back up and gotten back on it.
While I was catching up this morning, I was reading Proverbs 5. It is a warning against adultery, aimed primarily at men who might struggle with a wandering eye. And I thought to myself, this is pretty applicable, even though I'm not married, much less soon to be engaged or such. Solomon, that wise 'ol man, tells us starting in verse 3, "For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword."
Ain't that the truth. Here in the modern, secular era, we have a similar phrase: If she'll do it for you, she'll most likely do it to you.
Cheating is hard for many guys. We are simply programmed for that physical connection and act, more so than woman. But that's no excuse. God gave us sex and wants us to be happy, and he tells the married man and woman to enjoy each others company as much as they can! In verse 18 and 19, Solomon and God tell us to "...rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love."
Also, read through the Songs of Solomon once; you'll be surprised what is in the Bible. ;)
Jacob
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