Many Waters Cannot Quench Love

"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave, its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised." Song of Solomon 8:6-7

Waters. Deep. Predictably unpredictable. Constant. Coming, breaking, going back out.
The ocean is always able to capture my attention for hours if I just stare. I can be sitting or standing with only my feet in it as it runs over my toes and tries to take me with it as it goes back and forth. I wonder how many good hours of meditation and pondering I would have if I lived at the beach and could go every day....sorry, distracted desire....You know the question of what comes to mind when you think of God? My mind is strange and I often feel unrelatable - mostly I picture the actual word, God, with a capital G. But closely related is the ocean. Whenever I see the ocean, I think of God. I'm not sure all the reasons, but maybe its connected with being in awe.

I sat on the beach this past Saturday morning and just stared. Lots of thoughts came to my mind - several things on it. But it came back to God. I drew a heart in the sand beside me and I pulled out my Bible and turned the pages to Song of Solomon, probably many reasons for that as well. I read the last chapter and v.6-7 spoke. It was like God was saying to me "the ocean cannot quench My love for you Katie. be satisfied. set your heart on Me. I AM jealous for you and I will win your affections." When I went back to standing in the ocean, water rushed up over me like a lover runs to embrace his beloved. God loves me. Why do I need anything else?

I don't.

"for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love"