Money can't buy me love

“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.” Song of Songs 8:7
The Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, is one of the 1005 songs that Solomon wrote (1 Kin. 4:32). It describes the wedding night of Solomon and his bride, here called the Shulammite (Son. 6:13) - who was probably Abishag (1 Kin. 1:3, 2:21-22). According to Jewish custom, a man was forbidden to read the book until he was thirty years old.
So, there are many verses in this book that are quite explicit, but we must also remember that the book is included in Scripture for a reason. The reason is this: it describes to us the depth of God’s love for His people, of Christ’s love for the church. With that in mind, let’s read this verse again.
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away.” As Paul said in the New Testament, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:38-39). God will never stop loving us. Fact.
“If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.” This is true for human love as well as God’s love. It’s true: money can’t buy you love. When it comes to God’s love, He gives it to us as a free gift. You can’t earn God’s love. He loved you before time began. You can’t pay Him back, either. All you can do is accept it, and love Him in return.