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June 9 Sam Pr 5:18-19

“May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭5:18-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Interesting (and good?) that I get this one! It’s actually one of my favorite verses in the Bible. I was teasing Anna that for my devotional I am supposed to write about how her breast should satisfy me always...

But in all seriousness, this is actually a very important and challenging set of verses, especially for young men.. I’ve been married for 10 and a half years now. And don’t get me wrong, I love my wife more everyday. I know that sounds cliche, but it’s true. The most interesting thing to me is how this love has evolved. To be completely honest, the beginning of marriage was more physical, and as life has gotten more busy and full, our connection is felt most deeply at the heart. And while I thought going into marriage that the physical part of marriage will always be front and center, I’ve seen how it has evolved and taken more of a back seat (but of course still important part) in our relationship. And it’s axtually not bad!

With this though comes a very real temptation for me to seek sexual satisfaction from someone other than my wife. Not that I’ve ever seriously thought about, or even been in any kind of situation where I’d cheat on my wife (Lord have mercy that that won’t ever happen), but in my wandering eyes and lustful heart. I know the internet presents such a real and difficult temptation to overcome. I don’t know how young men can overcome it these days.

And that’s why I, and all young men, need these verses. I actually recite these verse when I’m tenpted to lust after another woman. I heard a great sermon on this verse years ago and while speaking on this verse, the pastor taught me that  a mans  wife should always be his  standard of beauty. So this verse and that thought has helped me overcome tempataions. It is not easy. And I love my wife to death. So I also think about how my wife would feel if I had to confess these temptations to her.

While you may not have wives, these verses give you the opportunity to look forward to when you do. And I hope it’s gives you some encouragement to overcome momentary satisfaction now while waiting in anticipation of experiencing the beauty of sexual intimacy in a covenant marriage relationship. It’s what God intended sex to be for, and t truly is something worth waiting for!



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