Valentine’s Day is a time set aside for couples.
In the U.S.A, we exchange about 190 million cards each February 14 (not including hundreds of millions traded by school children), and that’s the tip of the world-wide iceberg.
The red-and-white, heart-shaped day is championed in countries as diverse as Lebanon, South Korea, and Israel (although not always on February 14).
The Bible gives a rousing thumbs up to couples. Read along with these romantic scripture verses so poetically quoted from the Song of Solomon:
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine.” Solomon 1:2
“Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.” Solomon 1:16a
“My lover is mine, and I am his.” Solomon 2:16a
“Scarcely had I passed them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.” Solomon 3:4
“You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.” Solomon 4:9
“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!” Solomon 4:10
We can read of the strength of a couple’s love in Proverbs 17:9 and in 30:18-19. Sacrificial love is portrayed in Genesis 29:20, Ephesians 5:25, and 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Yet, on Valentine’s Day, it’s the romance we want to experience, and the Song of Solomon has that in the bag like chocolate in a heart-shaped tin.
We know just what we’re getting when we open it up, and it never disappoints.
Let’s make time for romance, celebrate our significant other, and take time for (as Solomon puts it) the one “whom my soul loves.”
It’s flowers and candy, sure, but even more, it’s about the one we adore. Let’s tell them that today.
Love given is love returned. The example of Christ shows the way.
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