Song of Solomon 8:6
6 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.
In Viktor E. Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, he retells his experiences as a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camps. As a psychologist, he analyzed the inner life that made it possible for some physically weaker men to out live physically stronger ones. He shared his own experience of looking up from his torture to remember the love of his wife. In that moment, love transcended the living hell he was enduring, and he saw something heavenly, leading him to quote the verse above.
Knowing God is not about being a more pleasant person. We aren’t playing with children’s concepts or small niceties. When you know love, and come to know the Source of all Love, you find something infinitely stronger than death. Set that love above everything else in your heart and on your life for all to see.
Prayer prompt: Lord, I choose to make Your love, stronger than death, my life’s joy and purpose.