May 11, 2013 Two-Way Love

Read Song of Solomon 7 Two-Way Love Song 7:10-12 (Young Woman) I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me. 11 Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. 12 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom — there I will give you my love. THE best kind of love is a two-way love, isn’t it? What a wonderful sense of joy is in these words as the young woman invites her husband to the country, to enjoy each other’s company and to spend time away from the work and the responsibilities of everyday life. You could say they were off to a weekend getaway. Isn’t it a joy to see the wife invite her husband? You feel great, don’t you, guys, when your wife says, “Let’s go be alone together. Let’s focus in on each other.” Certainly she feels joy, too, when you invite her to step away from life to take time to love each other. Be sure, then, in your marriage relationship that, indeed, you do invite one another to be alone together. Spend time simply enjoying each other. Relax, have fun and remember why you married. Rejoice in each other’s presence and celebrate that God has joined you together. For those of you not married, there are certainly ways you can do this with your children or your friends. Express love to someone with an invitation to dinner, a fishing or golfing outing, a picnic or simple conversation over a cup of coffee. Yes, it’s good, isn’t it, to take time to “love one another” as the Lord has directed. It’s True! Jesus loves you and invites you to spend time with him.