God’s Love Is Stronger

<p>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&rsquo; twenty-fifth anniversary. Why was this shocking? Alyssa&rsquo;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&rsquo;d also arranged and paid for flowers to be sent to his wife for upcoming years on her birthday, future anniversaries, and Valentine&rsquo;s Day.</p> <p>This story could stand as an example of the kind of love that&rsquo;s described in detail in Song of Songs. &ldquo;Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave&rdquo; (8:6). Comparing graves and death to love seems odd, but they&rsquo;re strong because they don&rsquo;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 &ldquo;many waters cannot quench [it]&rdquo; (v. 7).</p> <p>Throughout the Bible, the love of a husband and wife is compared to God&rsquo;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&rsquo;t have to die for our sins (John 3:16). Whether we&rsquo;re married or single, we can remember that God&rsquo;s love is stronger than anything we could imagine.</p>