"Young Women of Jerusalem" -2

"How happy we are for you, O King. We praise your love even more than wine." (S.O.S. 1:4b NLT)

  Just a little different way of looking at things, sometimes, is all it takes to get a whole new way of thinking; which is all a matter of from which direction you might be looking. As with this verse, as it is actually split into three in the NLT: with the Young Woman speaking through verses 1:2 to this verse, ending with, "the king has brought me into his bedroom," and the Young Women of Jerusalem not actually finishing the verse, but only speaking what is written above.
  There is one other thing that I made a note about from Dr. McGee's message, "In that day, we will be like Him." We must never forget that, because this life is not what eternity with God is going to look like! This is not even close to what things will be, because there will be no more death,  there will be no more sin and shame, and there will be no more evil. Something I cannot imagine in this life; no way, no how! You know why that might be? Because as soon as I start imagining that there is no more evil, then I end up imagining evil things; go figure! (On the other hand, don't!)
  The point that I was trying to make yesterday, was that we are so focused upon our own lack of strength to overcome this sinful nature, we begin to wonder about our own security in Christ. It does not require much thought to be taken down a path of despair and insecurity; especially when your intentions are to do good and prove your love for God, only to find yourself doing bad, and then you feel as though you don't. And then, you know what comes next: you start questioning whether or not you are really His child.
  This is not just a thing for the young at heart, this is for those who are aware of their own failures; which should be each and every one of us that have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of us! If you cannot see your sin, then you really need to check yourself, because we all have sin. As the Bible clearly says, "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." (Romans 3:10)
  That said, the end of this verse above, that which is broken off and is spoken by the Young Woman, says: "How right they are that adore you." (S.O.S. 1:4c NLT) Quite a little different perspective, because there is nothing we can take away from that! We are seriously broken; and the closer we get to heaven, the more broken we actually realize that we are. But there is Good News for our state of brokenness: The God that can make anything from nothing, can absolutely make anything from something else; He proved that with His very first miracle...

"But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who they are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins." (Romans 3:21-24) NLT