THEME: MY LOVE (Song of Solomon 4:7)
TOPIC: NOT THY BODY (Song of Solomon 3:5)
INTRODUCTION:
It is by the grace of
God that we are gathered here today to discuss issues that borders on our
relationships so as not to miss the point and wrongly enter into a journey of
regret which of course can cause serious havoc in the now and the now to come,
may you not miss it in Jesus’ name (Amen).
Let’s read through the
text given to lay foundation for the discussion of today:
“You are altogether
beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.” SOS 4:7 (NLT)
“Promise me, O women
of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time
is right.” SOS 3:5 (NLT)
Biblical explanation: Feelings
of love can create emotions that overpower reason. Young people are too often
in a hurry to develop an intimate relationship based on their strong feelings.
But feelings aren’t enough to support a lasting relationship. This verse
encourages us not to force romance lest the feelings of love grow faster than
commitment needed to make love last. Patiently wait for feelings of love and
commitment to develop together. (NLT)
It is the dream of
every single person to want to get hooked some-day, some consider what needs be
considered before venturing into such life time relationship while some look at
the ephemeral reasons why they have to enter into relationship. In any of the
case, the result is obvious as we see in many marriages today, most of which
only operate houses and not homes.
WHO DO YOU CALL YOUR LOVE?
It is important for us
to understand the concept of love because it really goes beyond what many of us
consider it to be, and then we run into it with wrong motive and perception,
that is why some people say they ‘fall in love’, and in reality, love is not a
ground for falling but for walking, when you fall in love, you can never be in
control. Tell your neighbor, ‘you are
not called to fall in love.’
If you do not first
see God as your love, you will miss everything about love and lust will be the
dominating factor in your life because God is the author of love.
The person you refer
to now as the love of your life should be the person you are very well convinced
that you want to share and live the remaining part of your life with, he/she is
going to become a partner (part owner) of everything that pertains to you in
life. So, carefully and prayerfully choose the ‘love of your life’.
YOUR HEART AND NOT YOUR BODY
Many in relationship
today primarily give plenty of consideration to the body of their partner than
their heart, and in cases where the body has more value placed on it than the
heart, there is certainty that heart-break will be the aftermath effect of such
relations.
There are certain
actions that come into play – necking, pecking, kissing, caressing, romancing,
and sex, when the body of the partner is what matters and not the heart and
emotions.
“Daughters of
Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field; do not
arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” Song of Solomon 3:5
The bible passage
above states that you should not awaken this desire until it is right to do so,
and when is it right? In marriage, where you are both licensed to have right to
each other’s body. Awakening the body causes wreck to the body carrier because
the moment you get exposed to the actions untimely, you find it difficult to
stop such as your body craves for the touch of the opposite sex from time to
time and the result will be excessive sexual relationship before marriage. Note
that, if you get engaged in sex before marriage and you get accustomed, there
is a very serious tendency that you will not enjoy sex when married, it may
result to boredom, lost of interest, extra-marital affairs etc.
2 Samuel 13:1-5 – the
lust issue between Amnon and Tamar.
You are the daughter
of Jerusalem the bible speaks of and you are not expected to do the deed when
not right. Arousing your body when not time could lead to destroying your
future and it’s going to be disastrous if embarked upon. Sanctity is the glory
of being married as a virgin (male/female).
Your body comes into
play when marriage is activated and that is when your can practice – your love,
your body. 1 Corinthians 7:3-5.
There is need for you
either as a male or a female to keep your body (God’s temple – 1 Corinthians
3:16) holy until you get married, because it is in marriage alone that you are
authorized and licensed to get your body involved with another, anything short
of this is a sin.
- Exposition on 1
Thessalonians 4:3-7
“It is God’s will that
you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of
you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honourable,
not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this
matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will
punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For
God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.”
CONCLUSION
We are called to stay
pure (virgin) until when we are ready, you can become a virgin again before God
if you retrace your way back to God and make amends, then God will see you with
a new look and give you a husband or wife that sees you as such.
May we continue to
live pleasantly before God in Jesus’ name. Amen.
God bless you. Shalom!
Pastor 'Wale D. Adekanye
The Mouth Piece of God
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