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06/07/2026

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05/22/2026

Even when a couple learns to dance together, when they fight through the clumsy years, share their lives, sacrifice for one another, and otherwise have a great marriage, the longer they walk together, the more they realize that even the best marriage isn’t enough.

They discover they cannot possibly place the full weight of their soul on their spouse. The deepest longings stirred by this shared journey cannot be fully satisfied by another human being—no matter how wonderful their spouse may be. And this is exactly what Agur is preparing us for in Proverbs 30:18-20.

As amazed as Agur is by “the way of a man with a woman,” the rest of Scripture shows us that human marriage, as beautiful as it is, isn’t ultimate.

God designed it as a signpost; it’s a shadow.
As Lewis put it, it is only “the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited.”

The most humbling mystery of all is that the sinless Son of God has chosen us, though we are sinners. And in his arms, and only his arms, which were nailed to the cross, will we find true alleviation from isolation and loneliness.

And on the last day, if we belong to him, we will stand before the ultimate beautiful Face, the face we’ve been looking for all our lives in every other beautiful face.

In Christ, you are fully known—every flaw, every failure, every hidden corner of your heart—and you are still passionately wanted. One of my favorite hymns says, “He knew me, and yet he loved me.” This is a wonder that will never grow ordinary.

Marriage is to be a graceful journey—but only in Christ will you find the true Bridegroom who will never leave you nor forsake you; who will never walk away from the marriage. He will journey with you through every season—in singleness, in marriage, in disappointment and joy—because, by faith, you have become one with Him.

The Bible begins with a wedding in the Garden and ends with a wedding in the New Jerusalem.

You see, human marriage is wonderful—but it is penultimate—not ultimate. It is meant to awaken in us a deeper ache for a quality of love that is found in Christ alone.

So, if you are married and disappointed… Jesus Christ offers the love your spouse was never meant to fully provide.

If you are single and aching… Jesus is the faithful companion who will never leave you.

If you have cheapened intimacy or been wounded by it, Jesus Christ is the one who can cleanse you and heal you and make you like new.

Come to Him. Christ is the ultimate wonder of Love. In him, the journey finds its perfect Companion. In him, the ache of loneliness is finally healed.

Study Guide – Intimacy for Sale Intimacy for Sale Self(less) Love Proverbs 30:18-20 et. al. The Text Proverbs 30:18-20 18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 19 t…

05/20/2026

Marriage is a dance. In the early years, you constantly step on one another’s feet. You’re clumsy and used to your own way. It takes time to learn to move together.

Study Guide – Intimacy for Sale Intimacy for Sale Self(less) Love Proverbs 30:18-20 et. al. The Text Proverbs 30:18-20 18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 19 t…

05/19/2026

We live in an age of radical individualism. Culture says, “Stay independent. Set your own destination first. Delay marriage until you really discover you who are.”

But Proverbs says, “Find a life partner as God allows and make that journey together. Commit and learn, over time, to move as one.”

Study Guide – Intimacy for Sale Intimacy for Sale Self(less) Love Proverbs 30:18-20 et. al. The Text Proverbs 30:18-20 18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 19 t…

05/18/2026

For the last 65 years our culture has tried its best to make intimacy casual and commonplace—we’ve tried to remove stigma from people’s intimate choices. But instead of removing stigma, we’ve obliterated awe.

Study Guide – Intimacy for Sale Intimacy for Sale Self(less) Love Proverbs 30:18-20 et. al. The Text Proverbs 30:18-20 18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 19 t…

05/09/2026

My hope is built on nothing less,
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

05/09/2026

Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket—safe, dark, motionless, airless—it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable.

- C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

05/07/2026

Prov. 3:8 says that when you trust in the Lord it will be, “healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones,” which means that to be wise in your own eyes turns you into a sick person. Which is another way of saying, “Self-centeredness poisons everything.”

When self becomes the ultimate factor:

Every relationship is fragile and commitments are all conditional. Relationships only last as long as they serve me. Children become accessories to personal fulfillment.

You can’t be vulnerable. True vulnerability isn’t just sharing your inner-most thoughts and feelings, true vulnerability allows someone to challenge those thoughts and feelings. Self-centered people can’t do that.

Self-centeredness creates chronic conflict. The self-wise person isn’t just ignorant—he can’t be taught. She can’t be challenged, corrected, or see the other’s perspective. Any disagreement is recast as “harmful to my identity.”

Parents, listen: if you are wise in your own eyes, you will damage your children in one of two ways. On the one hand you may rule them with an unflinching iron fist—demanding perfect obedience, crushing any disagreement, and making them cower every time you speak. They’ll fear you, but they will not respect you. They may externally comply with your rules, but you’re raising rebels at heart. They won’t know how to think for themselves, and the moment they are out from under your authority, they’ll self-destruct.

Or, on the other hand, you may ignore them altogether, running from the hard, patient work of training them into wisdom and godliness; instructing, disciplining them, and committing to the life of the church, because it siphons off too much time you could have given to yourself.