There
are four special things on earth that are too wonderful to consider. The writer
Agur marvelled at these four things. They are things we see in our everyday
life.
1.
"The way of an eagle in the air." The eagle flies swiftest,
and soars highest among the birds, swooping down upon the prey with its keen
sight. Agur gazed upon the it with wonder.
2.
"The way of a serpent upon a rock." The serpent has no legs
but it moves swiftly on its belly. Agur looked at it and was enthralled by its
agility.
3.
"The way of a ship in the midst of the sea." A sailing vessel
has no fins, no webbed feet of a duck, no tail of a crocodile, nor other
visible means of propulsion, yet it moves along the water easily. It can handle
most storms without capsizing; and it crosses large bodies of water without
signposts or landmarks to its desired port. Agur marvelled at man’s invention.
4.
“The way of a man with a maid.” An eagle flies, a snake slithers, and a
ship sails; these are their natural movements. They are out there for a
purpose. The eagle and snake perhaps to catch a prey. And the ship is on a
mission. A man courting a girl is as natural as an eagle flying or a slithering
snake. He is out there on a mission as a sailing ship; he is courting a sweet
young lady.
The
way of a man with a maid is wonderful and mysterious. A man becomes a mouse
when he meets a woman he fancies; he becomes so sweet and gentle. First, this
sweet young lady caught his attention. What comes to this young man’s mind?
“I’m gonna marry her.” But then, does she take notice of him? Is she on the
same wavelength? The answer is no. She hardly notices him. She is happily
contented with chores, school, job, hobbies, nature, friends, and family. Love
and marriage barely disturb her. The young man has to first get her attention.
How
did I get my wife’s attention before we started dating? I had to intentionally
bump into her at church (That’s what she told our children; I can’t recall).
Yeah, she noticed me, all right. She told our children that I started to sit
around her during church services (I can’t remember this too). Then, I started
to strike out short conversation; I would say, hi (I can’t remember this part
too). Then, one day, I called her on the phone to ask her out for a meal (This
I remember). It took me a week to pluck up the courage to dial that number. She
said yes; and the rest is history.
The
young man succeeded in charming his girl. For the first time in her life, she
thinks about love and marriage. A few outings and meals, and she is in love.
She will eagerly leave all to follow him, without fear, and in spite of the
risks that are involved. Yet, she is willing to take risks and follow him; this
is love. It is the way a man with a maid and a maid with a man.
The
eagle in the air risked being shot down by a hunter. The slithering snake risked
being run over by a truck. The ship risked being sunk by the raging sea. Yet,
it does not stop the eagle from flying, the snake from slithering out of its
hidings, and the ship from sailing into the sea. Nothing venture; nothing gain.
The young man must be willing to take risk to court a woman. The
woman must be willing to take risk to follow the man. And they both are willing
to do it all for LOVE!
The
“chemistry” that occurs between a man and a maid is mysterious but glorious.
The emotional and sexual reaction is so wonderful that God deemed it necessary
to write it all down in His holy book; it is the Song of Solomon. The love and
lovemaking described by Solomon in his Song are beautiful and passionate poetry
and a good manual for couples. Romance is the basis for initiating most
marriages and it is a practice all marriages should continue – Never stop
romancing your wife. The Lord expects husbands to continue to court their
wives: “Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
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” (Pro 5:18-19).
The
course of human love is hard to explain. It cannot be made to follow rule and
precedent or to correspond to fond parental wishes. A man and a woman will fall
in love in spite of parental objections. And a parent may match make his son
with a girl they like; but it may not bring them together. There must be the
right chemistry for love to blossom. Love will go its own way free as the eagle
in the air, unsuspected as the serpent on the rock, untracked as the ship in
the sea. Nothing is so wonderful in the natural world as the great mystery of
love.
“Many
waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give
all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”
(Song 8:7).
Solomon
is saying nothing can destroy love when it is pure. And a rich man, with all
his wealth, cannot buy love. The love between a man and a woman is simply too
mysterious and wonderful.
Jimmy Lau
Psa
119:97 Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
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