Devotional Plan · 8 days
LOVE STRONG AS DEATH
Imagine a book that begins not with a command or a narrative but with a longing. No preamble, no genealogy, no historical setting. Just a voice: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine. The Song of Solomon opens with desire — pure, direct, unembarrassed — and in doing so announces that it will not flinch from the full range of what love is. The church has long read this book on two levels simultaneously: as a celebration of the love between a man and a woman, which God designed and called very good; and as an allegory of the love between God and His people, between Christ and the church, between the soul and its Maker. Both readings are true. Both are necessary. The love described here is at once the most human thing in the world and a window into the most divine.
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Draw Me After You; Let Us Run — Song of Solomon 1:4
"Draw me after you; let us run." The best prayer for spiritual dryness is the simplest: draw me. He is already pulling. — Song 1:4
His Banner over Me Was Love — Song of Solomon 2:4
"His banner over me was love." Not shame. Not performance. Not what people say about you. Love — declared, displayed, defining. — Song 2:4
I Sought Him Whom My Soul Loves — Song of Solomon 3:1
"I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not." But she didn't stay in bed. She rose and sought. So must we. — Song 3:1
You Are Altogether Beautiful — Song of Solomon 4:7
"You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you." This is the voice of the Lover who paid for what He sees. Receive it without argument. — Song 4:7
I Opened to My Beloved, but My Beloved Had Turned and Gone — Song of Solomon 5:6
"I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone." Don't wait. When the knock comes, rise. The myrrh on the handle won't stay warm forever. — Song 5:6
I Am My Beloved's and My Beloved Is Mine — Song of Solomon 6:3
"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." Love matures when "I am his" comes before "he is mine." The security shifts from your grip to His. — Song 6:3
Set Me as a Seal upon Your Heart — Song of Solomon 8:6
"Set me as a seal upon your heart… for love is strong as death." The seal that God presses into your life is not a brand of ownership. It is a declaration of love. — Song 8:6
Many Waters Cannot Quench Love — Song of Solomon 8:7
"Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it." Not your worst season. Not your deepest failure. Not anything. — Song 8:7