What destroys Intimacy?
June 4, 2006 AM Pastor Brad Dyrness Sparks Nazarene Church Which one of Solomon’s wives was this lady in Song of Songs? In his earlier years Solomon was content with asking for wisdom and guidance from God. Later he tried to use man’s wisdom and systems to gain favor, treaties and alliances with these other nations. Even the wisest man on earth walked away from God’s best. He took what was God’s plan and replaced it with man’s opinion and methods and each step was towards a cliff. It could be summarized like this: Take what you want, don’t miss any pleasure and you’ll be happy. Solomon looks back on his life after he lived by man’s standards in Ecclesiastes 2:3-11 – …Suddenly I realized it was useless, like chasing the wind. Whenever we seek to fulfill relationships with man’s wisdom, we fail; but when we seek after God’s plan for marriage, we find… Genesis 2:23-25 – Intimacy without shame! Song of Songs 2:15 – Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our viney
