Happy Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Song of Solomon is one of those books we’re tempted to skip. It reads more like a romance poem than a theology text—sometimes enough to make you blush. But if we take the time to understand it, we find a love that grows—from passion to maturity.
Books like Leviticus make faith methodical and clinical—books like Song of Solomon make it beautiful. And we need both. Sometimes we need a surgeon. Other times, we need a merciful, beautiful Savior.
By the final chapter, it’s no longer just poetic or romantic love—it’s covenant love. Sealed. Strong. Enduring. Priceless. A glimpse of how God loves us… and how we’re called to love. True Love.
Today's Reading:
Song of Solomon 5,6,7,8; Philippians 1
Scripture
“Place me like a seal over your heart…for love is as strong as death…It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.” (Song of Solomon 8:6–7 NIV)
Observation
Song of Solomon is a love story—but not just any love story. It celebrates the joy of romance and the beauty of desire, but underneath it all, it asks a deeper question:
What does true love look like?
These two verses are the answer. They’re the heartbeat of the book. This isn’t a Hallmark kind of love. It’s not fragile or fleeting. This is covenant love—the kind that stays when feelings fade and storms rise. It’s permanent and unbreakable commitment.
Application
In a world that treats love like a spark—quick to light, quick to flight—I want the kind of love that leaves a mark, not a residue. A seal, not a sticker.
Whether it’s my marriage, my ministry, or my walk with Jesus—I don’t want a love that shifts with seasons. I want one that burns through storms and endures the flood.
This kind of love isn’t born in comfort. It’s forged in commitment. And that’s exactly how Jesus loves me. Today, He asks me to love others the same way—not perfectly, but perseveringly. With true love.
Prayer
Lord, teach me to love like You do. Help me to love when it’s easy—and especially when it’s not. Thank You for showing me that true love isn’t found in avoiding pain but in outlasting it. May my life be marked by that kind of love.
Amen.
— Chris Kiriakos