The discussion on love is a daily conversation that goes on within our world. More specifically, during the month of February, the talk on love takes a different purview. In February, the celebration of Valentine’s Day is a reminder to some married couples to take a special day to celebrate their love. To other married couples, Valentine’s Day does not count at all. Some single people go through extreme lengths to have ungodly celebration. Yet, others stay home just to lament their loneliness. I am not sure which category you are in today. Irrespective of how you feel on this Valentine’s Day, know that the greatest love ever has already been shown to you. Our all time favourite memory verse in John 3:16 should be a perfect reminder for you: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” You are so much loved. So imagine celebrating Valentine’s Day with your spouse who happens to be the worst enemy of your father. How would you feel knowing that your father is searching for your spouse to kill? This might sound absurd but one woman’s husband was in danger and the enemy was her own father. Our discussion on Michal revealed that she loved David and because of her love for him, her father decided to use it to trap David. Michal, the princess of Israel married David, the giant slayer. The marriage had barely taken ground when Michal’s father, king Saul, began to issue a death threat on David. What was David’s crime? He killed the giant that tormented Saul and his people and the women sang for David, accrediting him with ten thousand and Saul with a thousand. Therefore, David did not do anything wrong to his father-in-law. Michal might have been worried about her father’s hatred for David. If there was any celebration close to Valentine’s Day on their day, Michal and David would have celebrated it in fear. Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.” So Michal let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped. (1 Samuel 19:11-12) Saul was not satisfied to see David living. He was determined to kill him irrespective of the fact that his own daughter was married to David. In his desperation to kill David, “Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.” So Michal let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped. Then Michal took an idol and laid it on the bed, covering it with a garment and putting some goats’ hair at the head. When Saul sent the men to capture David, Michal said, “He is ill.” Then Saul sent the men back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so that I may kill him.” But when the men entered, there was the idol in the bed, and at the head was some goats’ hair.” (1 Samuel 19:11-16). Michal’s pain in marriage was initiated by her own father’s discontentment for David. Michal never planned to be married to her father’s biggest enemy but she became a prey for her father’s obsession. Thankfully, there was no Valentine’s Day to remind Michal of her loneliness but she would still have felt pain and rejection. Her heart would have been shattered and her pillows would have been filled with tears. This is actually the reality for most people. Instead of celebrating life on Valentine’s Day, they are reminded of the pain, the loss and the emptiness they feel. It is not wrong to express our feelings but we should also be mindful that the environment on Valentine’s Day is a breeding ground for wicked people. Don’t let your fears and worry trap you into a meaningless one-day or one-night stand that will permanently damage you. Don’t allow the world’s standard of love to sway you from God’s love. Even if no human being sends a text or calls to express their love for you, know that your father in heaven loves you with an everlasting love. He has called you by name and he will never leave you nor forsake you. Michal loved David but her own father drove away her husband. Maybe you have loved but that love did not last. Know that the lover of your soul has not stopped loving you. His biggest Valentine’s Day gift to you, is the gift of Salvation. As you desire to seek first your heavenly Father’s kingdom and its righteousness, He will satisfy you with good things. Remember, even if you don’t receive what you want, He will always give you what you need. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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