Love Potion No. 19

(Pro 5:19)  Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Here is a verse that might get a big crowd is you put it on the marquee.  We live in a world that could really get with the idea of being “ravished” (exhilarated NASB) (7686) with “love” (160).  They would be disappointed though if the preacher were faithful to the word and emphasized that this was referring to the marriage bed, not the one night stand.

The Bible addresses all areas of life, even romance.  The margin of the NASB says this literally means “intoxicated.”  If you have ever seen someone reeling around when under the influence you get the picture.  We are supposed to be so much in love that we seem drunk.

So?  Are you head over heals in love?  Good.  You are living in Proverbs.  God joins the rest of us in thinking it is cute.  It is part of a life time commitment.