"There's nothing sure but death and taxes," my family used to tell me. Probably by now, older and wiser, all of them are aware of the loopholes in tax-paying for those who want to evade it. So that leaves death as our one certainty. Unless we are caught away "at the last trump" [trumpet], all of us face the inevitable. "No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave." (Psalm 89:48) Ordinarily we prolong life as long as we can, but death claims all of us eventually. The "pull" of the grave is relentless. Although we prefer not to dwell on it, especially when we are young and full of vigor, it is there nevertheless in our cautions and preventive actions.
There is something, though, as tenacious as death and the grave. "Love is as strong as death, its jealousy [or zeal] as enduring as the grave." (Song of Solomon 8:6) While our human love sometimes fails that test, God's love certainly measures up. To the extent that our love reflects His own, it too is enduring.
Furthermore, love is not only as powerful as death and the grave, but even more so! It outlasts everything! "Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love." (I Corinthians 13:8, 13) If we truly love, we will carry that with us into eternity.
Want to know what's an absolutely reliable thing in our world of change? Not taxes. Want to know what's the biggest thing you will encounter in your lifetime? Not death. LOVE.
MaryMartha
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