I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Song of Solomon 1-8.

    I always struggle to find spiritual lessons in the Song of Solomon, but there are certainly lessons in it for us. Those lessons involve choosing a spouse. The Song of Solomon teaches us that we should not seek to marry until we find someone to whom we find ourselves irresistibly attracted. And yet, we should not give in to that attraction until the time is right. Build a relationship before allowing oneself to become sexually involved. Once you have met that person and formed a relationship with them, keep them to yourself. Your spouse should be your private garden. I know men who desire their wives to dress provocatively so as to attract the attention of other men so that they can show off their “manliness”. There are women who desire the same from their husbands. But the Song of Solomon advises, wisely, against such things. Better to keep the physical features which attracted you to your spouse a secret to be shared between just the two of you.
    I intended to write about how this passage inspires me to think of my wife and thank God for the desire He has given me for her (and her for me), but the words did not flow in that direction.