[The Glory Unveiled]
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame. [ Song of Songs 8:6 NKJV ]
Yesterday, we learned that love is as strong as death. And this is so because the true measure of love is not found in words, feelings, or intentions—it is found in sacrifice. It is revealed in our willingness to choose another above ourselves, just as Jesus did. Scripture teaches us to esteem others better than ourselves. Christ modeled this perfectly. He chose the Father’s will over His own. He chose obedience over comfort. He chose the cross over escape. Love drove Him there. Love held Him there. And love finished the work there. That is why love is as strong as death—because real love is willing to die. Love always demands death: the death of pride, the death of self-interest, the death of selfish ambition. To love truly is to lay something down. The Scripture says, “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm.” In other words, make me an imprint upon your inner life. Engrave me upon your affections. Bind me to your actions. Let me mark you permanently. It is a call to devotion. It is a call to surrender. It is a call to become a prisoner of love. And a prisoner cannot belong to two prisons. You cannot be fully bound to love and still be free to selfishness. You cannot be sealed to one and still roaming with many. True love demands exclusivity. It demands loyalty. It demands focus. That is why Scripture says jealousy is as cruel as the grave, and its flames are flames of fire. When love is divided, jealousy reveals its severity. When devotion is uncertain, passion becomes destructive. When commitment is shallow, affection becomes dangerous. But when love is sealed, when it is anchored, when it is devoted, it becomes powerful and life-giving. This is why, in pursuing love, we must first become prisoners of God’s love. Before we can give ourselves to others, we must first surrender ourselves to Him. Before we can love faithfully, we must be loved deeply. Before we can be sealed to people, we must be sealed to God. When His love imprisons us—when His grace binds us, when His truth marks us, when His will shapes us—then and only then can we extend that same selfless, sacrificial, steadfast love to others. Love is strong as death because it costs everything. And only those who have died to themselves can truly live in love.
Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for showing me the way of love. Help me to become a prisoner of your love.
Wisdom_Quote: Only prisoners of love become keepers of love relationships.
Salvation Prayer: Dear Jesus, I accept your lordship today, make me your bond servant from today forward.
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