February arrives, draped in red roses and heart-shaped chocolates, humming the familiar tunes of love. Step into any store, and you’ll hear them—the melodies of romance, pouring from speakers, wrapping around hearts both young and old. Some songs are timeless: I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston, Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley, Sondela by Ringo Madlingozi, Nomakanjani by Brenda Fassie, and I’ve Got You Babe by Lucky Dube. Classics that have echoed through decades, reminding us of love’s power and promise.
But this month, what if we shifted our tune? What if, instead of just singing about love, we lifted up a love song to the One who first loved us?
The psalmist David knew something about love songs. He wasn’t serenading a sweetheart beneath the moonlight; he was lifting his heart to God. “I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live” (Psalm 104:33, NIV). His songs weren’t sappy or sentimental—they came from a heart rooted in love and established in worship.
You see, human love—beautiful as it is—has its limits. It can falter. It can fail. But God’s love? It is unshakable. Everlasting. Eternal. It reaches beyond the highest heights and plunges deeper than the darkest depths. “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever” (Psalm 136:1, NIV).
So what would it look like for us to sing a love song to the Lord this February? Maybe it’s in the quiet moments, whispering a prayer of gratitude. Maybe it’s in lifting our voices in worship, not just on Sunday, but in Monday morning traffic. Maybe it’s in acts of love—serving the least, forgiving the difficult, embracing the forgotten.
God has already written His love song to us. It’s penned across the pages of Scripture, carved into the beams of a cross, sealed with an empty tomb. And now, He invites us to sing back. Not just with our voices, but with our very lives.
So let’s change the soundtrack of February. Let’s tune our hearts to heaven. Let’s lift a love song to the One who loved us first—and loves us still.