"Oh that you were like a brother to me who nursed at my mother's breasts! If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and none would despise me. - S.O.S 8:1 It's possible honor while also being honest. I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother— she who used to teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice of my pomegranate. 3 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me! - S.O.S 8:2-3 We often feel like we need to look a certain way in order to be desired. It's easy to forget that we belong to each other. "3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. - 1 Cor. 7:3-5 “Outdo one another in showing honor.” -Romans 10:12 The leadership of the husband is defined not mainly as demanding his rights but as laying down his life for the good of his wife 6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised. - S.o.S 8:6-7 The promise of future love creates the safety needed for present vulnerability. "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. - Romans 8:11 Prayer Prompts: Pray over the health of your marriage, that it would reflect Jesus. Pray That you would experience intimacy with Jesus