Welcome to this Wednesday edition of the Our Daily Bread Devotional.

Today's reading is titled God's Love is Stronger, and it was written by Julie Schwab.

In 2020, Alyssa Mendoza received a surprising email from her father in the middle of the night.

The message had instructions about what to do for her mother on her parents' 25th anniversary.

Why was this shocking?

Alyssa's father had passed away 10 months earlier.

She discovered that he'd written and scheduled the email

while he was sick, knowing he might not be there. He'd also arranged and paid for flowers

to be sent to his wife for upcoming years on her birthday, future anniversaries, and Valentine's Day.

This story could stand as an example of the kind of love

that's described in detail in Song of Songs. Love is as strong as death. It's jealousy unyielding

as the grave. Comparing graves and death to love seems odd, but they're strong because they don't give up their captives.

However, neither will true love give up the loved one. The book reaches its peak in verses

six and seven, describing marital love as one so strong that many waters cannot quench it.

Throughout the Bible, the love of a husband and wife is compared to God's love. Jesus is the groom and the church is his bride. God showed his love for us

by sending Christ to face death so we wouldn't have to die for our sins. Whether we're married or single,

we can remember that God's love is stronger

than anything we could imagine.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading

is from Song of Songs, Chapter 8,

verses 6 and 7.

Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm.

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