raisincakes: the old viagra

this week the message from between the sheets was about pursuit. so here we go.

1.9-3.5

purity is the one thing we have. we can not let anyone take it away from us. you must guard it.

sex is only for marriage it is not a sport. only date someone if you know that you can marry them and that you are ready to.

there's a valuing of each other!!

NOT JUST AN INFATUATION!

you both must have this respect for one another. you can not take your wants and put them in front of their purity.

vs. 9 'To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.'

pharaoh was the only one who could have this mare. it was pure white.

vs. 13 'My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.'

this pouch represented her. the smell was 'her' it was part of her identity. you knew it was her when she walked by because of this.

they went to a romantic place, which also was a public place. they were not hiding their relationship. you can not hide it!

2.2-3 'Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens. Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down. And his fruit was sweet to my taste.'

lilies and apples were rare to them. so she is stating how rare he is.

we need to be able to say 'i feel secure. i feel valued with him.' there needs to be no fear about this relationship. you need to be able to define the relationship. for yourselves and for others.

vs. 4 'He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.'

the kings then would have a banner. it would fly behind them. and everything that was beneath it was his. so he is claiming her with his love.

you are going to desire more of them. there's going to be a growing sense of passion. so we must stay pure. 'don't do anything with them that you wouldn't do with your brother/sister'

vs. 5 'sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick.'

raisincakes were the viagra of the day.

she likes him a lot and wants to be with him more intimately.

IT IS NOT WRONG TO HAVE THESE FEELINGS... but THE TIME HAS TO BE RIGHT!

a Godly relationship is defined with purity.

2.7 & 3.5 ' I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hind of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she please.'

don't go further until you are married.

you must not value your sexual desires more than them.

ephesians 5.25-27 'Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.'

because he poured out his love for us we can honor them and guard the purity of the them.

as before go listen to the actual message. you can download it at kalehouston.com