"Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb."
Rev. 19:7-9
Think of a bride...no bride fears or lives in oblivion to her wedding day. She counts down the days, the hours, the minutes. It's all she talks about, well that and her hubby to be. She cannot wait until she can spend the rest of her life with her groom, and she's been planning this moment her entire life. Every detail must be perfect and hours upon hours go into preparing for the wedding. No bride forgets to buy a dress, or can't recall the day, comes looking less than her best, forgets to invite her friends and family, or decides to simply show up without any kind of plan.
If we are truly the bride of Christ, then shouldn't we be the same way in looking forward to the marriage supper of the Lamb and eternity with Christ? Shouldn't we be talking about our future "groom," preparing for that day, dreaming of that day, spending our time and money on that day? And as wonderful as our wedding day was or will be here on earth, this wedding will far surpass it...Through the blood of Christ, we, the church, have become His perfect, blameless, beautiful Bride to enjoy eternity with Him! Let's stop and think on that today and rejoice, hope, anticipate, and dream of that day!
*** My beautiful sister taken by Kristin Partin
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