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July 27, 2021 8:00 pm
In 2020, Alyssa Mendoza received a surprising email from her father in the middle of the night. The message had instructions about what to do for her mother on her parents’ twenty-fifth anniversary. Why was this shocking? Alyssa’s father had passed away ten months earlier. She discovered that he had written and scheduled the email while he was sick, knowing he might not be there. He’d also arranged and paid for flowers to be sent to his wife for upcoming years on her birthday, future anniversaries, and Valentine’s Day.
This story could stand as an example of the kind of love that’s described in detail in Song of Songs. “Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave” (8:6). Comparing graves and death to love seems odd, but they’re strong because they don’t give up their captives. However, neither will true love give up the loved one. The book reaches its peak in these verses, describing marital love as one so strong that “many waters cannot quench [it]” (v. 7).
Throughout the Bible, the love of a husband and wife is compared to God’s love (Isaiah 54:5; Ephesians 5:25; Revelation 21:2). Jesus is the groom and the church is His bride. God showed His love for us by sending Christ to face death so we wouldn’t have to die for our sins (John 3:16). Whether we’re married or single, we can remember that God’s love is stronger than anything we could imagine.
Welcome to this Wednesday edition of the Our Daily Bread devotion on today's reading is titled God's love is stronger and it was written by Julie Schwab in 2020. Alyssa Mendoza received a surprising email from her father in the middle of the night the message had instructions about what to do for her mother on her parents 25th anniversary. Why was this shocking Alyssa's father had passed away 10 months earlier, she discovered that he'd written and scheduled the email while he was sick, knowing he might not be there. He also arranged and paid for flowers to be sent to his wife for upcoming years on her birthday future anniversaries and Valentine's Day. This story could stand as an example of the kind of love that's described in detail in song a song love is as strong as death.
It's jealousy unyielding as the grave comparing graves and death to love seems odd, but they're strong because they don't give up their captives. However, neither will true love. Give up the loved one. The book reaches its peak in verses six and seven describing marital love as one so strong that many waters cannot quench it throughout the Bible, the love of husband and wife is compared to God's love. Jesus is the groom and the church is his bride.
God showed his love for us by sending Christ to face death so we wouldn't have to die for our sins. Mother were married or single. We can remember that God's love is stronger than anything we could imagine today Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from song of songs chapter 8 verses six and seven placed me like a seal over your heart like a seal on your arm for love is as strong as death. It's jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire like a mighty flame.
Many waters cannot quench love rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love. It would be utterly scorned. Let's pray dear God, your love indeed is stronger than anything we can imagine. Thank you for seeking us out and restoring us to a right relationship with you. Help us to show this kind of love to others and point them to you is the reason we are able to love in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries