I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Song of Solomon 2:1 - Here the maiden is speaking of herself, declaring that she is like these two types of flowers. Now at first read we may see this as her boasting about her beauty, that she is a beautiful rose and lily among the grasses of the valleys. Yet remember in chapter one she made degrading comments about her appearance, saying that she saw herself as one that needed to apologize for her looks. While at first this line seems like she has a new stance on herself, it actually still falls in line with her previous comments. For the understanding of these flowers aren’t anything unique and grand, just simple wildflowers that were everywhere at this time. Essentially she is saying I’m nothing special, just another wildflower like the hundreds of others all around. Yet do you see the beloved’s response in the next verse? He looks at her and says she is like a beautiful lily among thorn bushes. He takes her negative thoughts of herself and replaces them with his views of her. Can we allow this to happen more in our story? How often do we find ourselves living under the banner of how we see ourselves in this life? Maybe the titles we use are “messed up” or “worthless” or “too far gone.” Can we instead listen and live under the words of our Beloved, Jesus Christ? Scripture has a lot to say about who you truly are in Christ. Choose to listen to what the Lord says of you over what you see of yourself. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3138
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