This is by no means an attack on Weeknd or trying to insinuate anything on his part. In fact, I love this song. There is a song called “Shameless” that I’ve been into for quite a while now (the CLEAN version) and I got to thinking about the lyrics much more. It hit me. Sin and the devil works in THIS way.

Please allow me to break this down by each verse excerpt:

“Say it louder, say it louder
Who’s gonna love you like me, like me?
Say it louder, say it louder
Who’s gonna touch you like me, like me?

Ooh, said you wanna be good but you couldn’t keep your composure
Ooh, said you wanna be good but you’re begging me to come over
Ooh, come over
Ooh, saying who’s gonna touch you like me?”

Look at that. We all know how good it feels at the moment we are enjoying the pleasures of this life, the forbidden pleasures. I need not make an exhaustive list of those. Even instinctually we kinda know what is wrong. Perhaps God designed us that way. We try to be good, but yet you’re failing to keep your composure. Wow!

“I don’t wanna hurt you but you live for the pain
I’m not tryna say it but it’s what you became
You want me to fix you but it’s never enough
That’s why you always call me cause you’re scared to be loved
But I’ll always be there for you, I’ll always be there for you
I’ll always be there for you, girl I have no shame
I’ll always be there for you, I’ll always be there for you
I’ll always be there for you, girl I have no shame”

Guess what? The devil, much like God will always be there for you (until Jesus comes back, however) and he will be there to give you what you think you need because he has no shame. The song most likely refers to a man that is willing to take advantage of the woman who doesn’t respect her self. She is scared to be loved. Can you see people calling on the ones that will encourage the hate because misery loves company? He says, “I don’t wanna hurt you, but you live for the pain.” Do you know people like this? God stands ready to alleviate that pain while Satan stands ready to accentuate it.

“Say it louder, say it louder
Who’s gonna love you like me, like me? Yeah
Say it louder, say it louder
Who’s gonna touch you like me, like me?

Ooh, said it’d be the last time, all you needed was a little closure
Ooh, said it’d be the last time but you’re begging me to come over
Ooh, come over
Ooh, saying who’s gonna touch you like me?“

Have you seen this scenario? One of my favorite preachers talked about how when someone is trying to choose Jesus and live for God, they always face the temptation of that one last fling. He said that one last fling will “fling you right into hell.” But seriously, this can be us. This is the struggle of anybody trying to live right. Furthermore, as the song says, they get reminded of the fact that nobody can “touch you like me.” and that can lead them back to a place they don’t want to be.

So here’s the thing. The Lord is always here. He will be there for you and stands ready to pick up your broken life and steer it in the right direction. The devil is always here. He will be there for you and stands ready to KEEP you in the wrong place and or to steer you in the wrong direction. You may not understand love and don’t think you deserve it and so you run to that which is NOT love. But God showed love by sending His only son to suffer, and I mean suffer, for YOU. He says you’re worth it. You are blood-bought. Visualize a person being beaten, spit on, tortured, having nails placed through hands and feet, for you. Feel THAT love. When you do, you will then make an effort to learn what is required to obey this Jesus’ expectations and then live for Him…shamelessly.

Blessings,

Christian Music Pusher

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