Marriage, Adultery, and Jesus Christ—Proverbs 5
What are the best things in life? Here are a few on my list. Leaves falling in a crisp autumn wind. A cup of hot black coffee. The crash of a thunderstorm and the pounding of rain. The first flakes of snow at the beginning of winter. The stars twinkling on a clear dark night. Fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
None of these compares with marriage. It’s the best. I think I can make the case for this from the Bible.
Hidden Treasure—Proverbs 2:1-22
Once my dad and I were ordering lunch at the counter of a cafe, and he dropped what he thought was a nickel. It rolled under the counter, and we bent down to look for it, but we quickly gave up. We weren’t about to lie flat on the ground in the middle of a coffee shop to search for a nickel.
Only on the way to the airport did we realize that what he had dropped was his wedding ring. If we had known