The Most Powerful Love In the Universe.

415 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 2Sa 1:24-27, “O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury; Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. 25 "How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan was slain in your high places. 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me; Your love to me was wonderful, Surpassing the love of women. 27 "How the mighty have fallen, And the weapons of war perished!" ( 2 Sam 1:24-27) David's lamentation (The Song of the Bow) continues with a reminder that God used Saul to bring prosperity to Israel. (You've gotta love the way David keeps stressing the positive things about Saul, we could learn from that!) Then he concludes his lamentation with special mention of his forever friend Jonathan. He says “I am distressed for you,” the word “distressed means cramped.” Ever experience the knife-like pangs of a cramp? Then you know the acuteness of David's pain over the loss of his friend Jonathan. Everything about Jonathan's relationship with David was pleasant. He calls their love for one another “wonderful” and the Hebrew word here means incapable of being dissolved. It even surpasses the love of women. Surpasses the love of women? What? Some might attempt to twist this portion of Scripture to justify abhorrent sexual behavior, but what is being said here is not meant for sexual connotation, rather this concept of the love between David and Jonathan is repeated for us in Isa 49:15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. It is extremely rare, but possible for a woman to forget (misplace) her love for her child, but the love of David and Jonathan, like the love of God for you and I is incapable of being misplaced. Do you understand this? In the matter of love, God has not and will not forget you, and the proof of that love is found on Calvary where God sent Jesus to die for your sins. Surrender to Jesus and experience the most powerful love in the universe!