Unquenchable Love

​Song of Solomon 8:6-7 ~ “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.”
 
If you are in Christ, you live in the unquenchable love of the Savior. In this grand exclamation of love’s great power, it conveys for us the remarkable connection that the church has with the LORD. We are the bride of Christ and He is our Husband. We live in His bountiful love and have our lives enriched in His mercy and grace. It is the church that cries out “set me as a seal upon your heart.” We long to be so connected to Christ that our lives are imprinted upon His heart. And He has done so! Paul exclaims with certainty, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).
 
But the heart is hidden away, unseen by those who would give attention to His love for us. Thus, the church longs for a public expression of love when she says, “as a seal upon your arm.” And the LORD is pleased to do that as well. He delights in His bride and is not ashamed of her. We delight to see husbands and wives walking hand-in-hand in the public square, joyfully bound to each other in the eyes of all. And so it is with the LORD and His bride. Eventually, even those who are the enemies of Christ will be forced to acknowledge that the LORD has loved His church, “Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you” (Revelation 3:9).
 
Oh, dear Christian, know that the LORD loves you with an everlasting love. In our text today, see four great attributes of this Divine love of the Savior.
 
First, it is a powerful love: “for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave.” Death conquers all who dwell on the earth, and such is the love of Christ. It conquers the heart. I ask you, dear ones, has the love of Christ conquered your heart? Look to the cross and see the great love of the Savior, bleeding and dying for your salvation. His love for you is so great that He endured the cross because of love.
 
Second, it is a passionate love: “Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD.” Like an inferno that flashes up in brilliant flame, so is the love of Christ. It is no hidden thing, no speculative or uncertain thing. The love of Christ is like the glory of God, it fills everything and is impossible to be ignored. There is no doubting that Jesus has loved us with a love that burns with His glory.
 
Third, it is a persistent love: “Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.” Oh, how quickly the candle of human love can be quenched by the trivialities of temporary difficulties. But the LORD has loved us with an eternal love, it is persistent and will continue forever. Let the enemy try to throw water on the fire of His love for us and His love for us will burn all the more.
 
Fourth, it is a precious love: “If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.” The love of Christ is not so cheap that it can be purchased by all the wealth of this entire world. The LORD will not sell His love to the highest bidder. But to those who are contrite, who come to Him in humility, He will freely bestow His love upon you and will call you His very own.
 
Oh, reader, do as the Psalmist says in Psalm 34:8, “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” Be overwhelmed by the love of God in Christ, but do not shrink back from it. He calls you to come and receive His love. By His love He will redeem you, and in His love He will keep you. He has publicly proclaimed His love for His bride, let us do the same for Him.
 
In His Grace,
Pastor Michael

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