Love Locks

I start every morning with coffee with God through daily devotions from Our Daily Bread. Today’s devotion is titled “Love Locks.” Lisa M. Samra wrote this devotion. The scripture reading is from Song of Solomon 8:5–7; with the key verse, “Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm.” Song of Songs 8:6. My beloved children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, brothers, and sisters in Christ; for all I write, I first pray to God to guide my words to serve as spiritual food and guidance. I desire God to be my sole source of writing. All the credit goes to God, not me. I am his humble servant. I thank God that He led to use Our Daily Bread Ministries as my inspiration for comments.

This devotion is a perfect follow up to yesterday’s devotion. When I was a new Christian, I had the same feelings as the new bride in the Song of Solomon. I expressed my desire for secure love.

As humans, we have a deep longing for assurance that love is secure. Song of Songs points us to the New Testament truth in Ephesians that we are marked with the “seal” of God’s Spirit (1:13). Human love can be fickle. Christ’s Spirit living in us is a permanent seal demonstrating God’s never-ending, committed love for each of His children.

Reflect:

How have you experienced the secure love of your heavenly Father? How might you allow His love to guide and encourage you today?

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You that even though the security of human love often remains elusive, Your love for me is strong, steadfast, and eternal.

My Prayer for You:

I pray that God’s love for you is strong, steadfast, and eternal.

Our Daily bread Ministries (2020/09/25) Love Locks, Lisa M. Samra, retrieved from www.odb.org 25/09/2020 Love Locks.