LOVE SONGS
SONG OF SOLOMON

The best way to see this book is as a literal, powerful description of the romantic and sensual love between a man and a woman, observing both their ​courtship​ and their ​marriage​.

THEY RECOGNIZED ​GODLY CHARACTER​.
Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine.
Song of Solomon 1:2 NLT

How pleasing is your fragrance; your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. No wonder all the young women love you!
Song of Solomon 1:3 NLT

A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones​ . ​Proverbs12:4 NLT

THEY BUILT ​GODLY TRUST​.
5 ​ I am dark but beautiful, O women of Jerusalem—dark as the tents of Kedar, dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents. ​ 6 ​ Don’t stare at me because I am dark—the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard.​ ​Song of Solomon 1:5-6 NLT

THEY PRACTICED ​GODLY STANDARDS​.
Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today? Where will you rest your sheep at noon? For why should I wander like a prostitute among your friends and their flocks?​ ​Song of Solomon 1:7 NLT

I WILL NOT:

● Sacrifice my ​relationship with God​.
● Compromise ​God’s standards​.
● Play ​house​.

GOD-HONORING SEX:
GREAT SEX STARTS ​BEFORE​ THE ​BEDROOM​.

1​ You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead. ​ 2 ​ Your teeth are as white as sheep, recently shorn and freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin. Song of Solomon 4:1-2 NLT

Your lips are like scarlet ribbon; your mouth is inviting. Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates behind your veil.​ ​Song of Solomon 4:3 NLT

GREAT SEX IS ​TENDER​.
Your breasts are like two fawns, twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.​ ​Song of Solomon 4:5 NLT

GREAT SEX IS ​PASSIONATE​.
Before the dawn breezes blow and the night shadows flee, I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense​ . ​Song of Solomon 4:6 NLT

GREAT SEX IS BUILT ON ​ABSOLUTE TRUST​.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.
Song of Solomon 4:7 NLT

GREAT SEX IS ​SENSUOUS​.
9 ​ You have captured my heart, my treasure, my bride. You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes, with a single jewel of your necklace. ​ 10 ​ Your love delights me, my treasure, my bride. Your love is better than wine, your perfume more fragrant than spices. ​ 11 ​ Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. Your clothes are scented like the cedars of Lebanon.​ ​Song of Solomon 4:9-11 NLT

GREAT SEX IS ​HOLY​.
You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain. ​ Song of Solomon 4:12 NLT

15 ​ You are a garden fountain, a well of fresh water streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.
Young Woman
6 ​ Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Come into your garden, my love; taste its finest fruits. Song of Solomon 4:15-16 NLT

Only when Christ touches us, are we ​made holy​, ​made pure​. Today is a great day to ​trust God​.

Next Steps for me today…

● If I’m not in a marriage relationship, I should ​wait for God’s best​.
● If I’m married, I should be ​available and engaged​.
● If I’m single or married, I should ​see sex as Holy​.