"CHAPTER SIX"

 THE SONG OF SONGS (Charter Six)

"He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those that fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die." (Psalms 103:10-15 NLT)

  Connecting the dots, we can see a very personal message that is being given, not just to the church as a whole, not just to Israel as a nation, but to every single believer, as to why it is important to stay true to what you have been shown. No one needs to tell me what I should believe, because He has already taken away the blinders and my heart is exposed to His truth; the Holy Spirit within me confirms and corrects me, leads me, and shows me the personal side to the Scriptures. The only real issue I have in seeing His truth, is my flesh; as my flesh still wants to enjoy that which leads to destruction.

  In light of what we know, God's love is greater than our greatest weakness; the harder we fight to have our own way, the more pressure He applies to us with His love; squeezing out every last bit of fight, He gets us to the point where just a gentle touch will do the trick: Wham, and you've been Christafied; where you no longer even have a choice, because you are completely satisfied in Him; come hell or high water, nothing is going to change your direction! 

  Does that mean you are never going to fall or stumble? No, that is really not possible to avoid, not as long as you are still a "wildflower," you are still in this fleshly vessel that is waiting to die. The Spirit within you cries, Just be content and fear God; while the flesh that is dying says, Just pretend that you need more to prove yourself not dead yet! It is that thought of dying that makes our fear be upon the wrong source; one source is upward, while the other is pulling us downward. Paul puts it in a pretty perfect context: "Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?" (Romans 7:24 NLT) 

  I truly wish it could be that easy; and if it was, Christ would not have suffered such a terrible death! He was punished for iniquities! He died for our sins, sins that we inherited; but He was punished for the personal sins that we lived out! Remember His sacrifice...

"And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice -the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." (Romans 12:1-2) NLT