Here comes the...Bridegroom!
Life for a soon-to-be-bride can get a little stressful. There is the flowers, the decor, the dress, the bridesmaids, the reception, the music.....etc. It is easy to be consumed by planning for the dream wedding..the day where you marry the one whom your soul loves, your companion in a world that is difficult often.
BUT that, ultimately, isn't even the point. It may be the result, the impact, the concequence of the real focus.
We are called to marriage because we glorify God in it. We are called for His purposes, far larger, greater and holier than any we could fathom. Ephesians 5 talks of the husband and wife. But this is a narrative, an illustration of Christ and the Church. This is the REAL Bride and Bridegroom. When I think of my white, beautful dress, I not only think of walking down the asile toward Jeremy, I think of how this is a symbol of how the church, God's people, should prepare to meet with Christ, our Bridegroom. What a beautiful day THAT will be... and THAT is the bigger picture that I must meditate on~.
The following are just a few of the verses in the word that further convey the point:
" Lift up your eyes and look around; All of them gather together, they come to you. As I live," declares the LORD, "You will surely put on all of them as jewels and bind them on as a bride."
-Isaiah 49:18
"I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."
-Isaiah 61:10
"And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
-Revelation 21:2
Thank you to all those who will share on that day as we are married, for you truly will witness a mere fraction, a minute glimpse at what is to come when the Bridegroom is united with His Bride.
For His glory I live,
Kate
BUT that, ultimately, isn't even the point. It may be the result, the impact, the concequence of the real focus.
We are called to marriage because we glorify God in it. We are called for His purposes, far larger, greater and holier than any we could fathom. Ephesians 5 talks of the husband and wife. But this is a narrative, an illustration of Christ and the Church. This is the REAL Bride and Bridegroom. When I think of my white, beautful dress, I not only think of walking down the asile toward Jeremy, I think of how this is a symbol of how the church, God's people, should prepare to meet with Christ, our Bridegroom. What a beautiful day THAT will be... and THAT is the bigger picture that I must meditate on~.
The following are just a few of the verses in the word that further convey the point:
" Lift up your eyes and look around; All of them gather together, they come to you. As I live," declares the LORD, "You will surely put on all of them as jewels and bind them on as a bride."
-Isaiah 49:18
"I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."
-Isaiah 61:10
"And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
-Revelation 21:2
Thank you to all those who will share on that day as we are married, for you truly will witness a mere fraction, a minute glimpse at what is to come when the Bridegroom is united with His Bride.
For His glory I live,
Kate
posted by Kate at 9:56 PM
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