Indestructible Love / 坚不可摧的爱

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Aug 22, 2019, 12:00:41 AM8/22/19

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Indestructible Love

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. Song of Songs 8:7

When we first saw the stream in our backyard, it was just a thin vein of water trickling through a bed of rocks in the heat of the summer. Heavy wooden planks served as a bridge we could easily cross. Months later, torrents of rain pounded our area for several days in a row. Our tame little creek swelled into a quick-moving river four-feet deep and ten-feet wide! The force of this water heaved the bridgeboards up and deposited them several feet away.

Rushing water has the potential to overwhelm almost anything that stands in its path. Yet there’s something that’s indestructible in the face of a flood or other forces that might threaten to destroy it—love. “Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away” (Song of Songs 8:7). Love’s persistent strength and intensity is often present in romantic relationships, but it’s only fully expressed in the love God has for people through His Son, Jesus Christ.

When the things we consider to be sturdy and dependable are swept away, our disappointment can open the door to a new understanding of God’s love for us. His affection is higher and deeper and stronger and longer lasting than anything on earth. Whatever we face, we face with Him beside us—holding us up, helping us along, and reminding us that we’re loved.

Reflect & Pray

How can you be sure God will always love you? What’s the outcome of God’s love in your life?

Heavenly Father, thank You for comforting me with Your love during times of rejection or loss. Help me to believe I can depend on You to meet every need in my soul.

坚不可摧

爱情，众水不能息灭，大水也不能淹没。-雅歌8章7节

第一次看见后院那条小溪时，它只是一道涓涓细流。炎热的夏季，溪水轻轻滑过满布石头的河床，几片厚重的木板就能成为我们跨河的小桥。几个月后，我们这个地区连日暴雨倾泄而下，那一道潺湲小溪竟暴涨为约1公尺深、3公尺宽的奔腾急流！强劲的水势甚至将过河的厚木板冲到几公尺以外的地方。

湍急的大水可以将所经之处的一切冲毁。然而，即使是面对洪水泛滥或具有摧毁力的外力，有一样东西依然不动摇，那就是爱。雅歌8章7节说：“爱情，众水不能息灭，大水也不能淹没。”我们常常在恋爱的关系中，看到“爱”持久的力量与强烈的特性，但唯有上帝透过祂的爱子耶稣基督赐给人的爱，才完全表达了爱的真谛。

当我们以为坚定不移或值得依靠的事物被冲毁时，难免灰心沮丧，但这也让我们打开心中的一扇门，重新体会上帝对我们的爱。上帝的爱比世上任何事物更高、更深、更强烈、更久远。不论我们遭遇何种处境，祂就在你我身旁，与我们一起面对。上帝会扶持、帮助并提醒我们，祂深爱着我们。

亲爱的天父，在我被人拒绝、
沮丧失落的时候，感谢祢以祢的爱安慰我。
求祢帮助我能够深信，祢能满足我内心一切的需要。