Revelation 19:7-9 ESV
"Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
John 2:2 ESV
"Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples."
"Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
John 2:2 ESV
"Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples."
Today, I marry a young lady that has been in our church since she was 5 or 6 years old. Last night, at the rehearsal that is exactly what I did--I rehearsed. I rehearsed all the years and memories that we have shared together. Her broken arm. Her other broken arm. Signing her cast. Watching her play guitar. Hiring her to play guitar. Watching her graduate. Seeing her run in a race. She even worked for us for almost 3 years. Today, she walks down the aisle.
Time goes by quickly. The best time to prepare for the wedding is before you meet your groom. Once you meet Him time goes by so fast you may not have time to get everything done you want done, save the money needed, lose the weight, let your hair grow, see a counselor for that issue that keeps popping up.... I could go on and on; but you and I both know what I mean. The time to start is today.
It is the same with your relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the bridegroom and we the church, are His bride. We need to get to know Him now. What does He like? What doesn't He like. We can get to know our future groom by reading His word and when He comes for us, we will be ready for Him. The only way to get to know someone is by spending time with them. We cannot get to know someone if we never talk, if we never ask questions of one another. We must spend time with one another.
We are on this earth for such a short time compared to eternity. The Word of God tells us, "...even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away" James 4:14 Vanish means gradually cease to exist. Today we are all in a slow fade. Where will you spend eternity? Are you ready to meet your groom?
ACTION STEP: As I read my Accuweather today, it looks like there will be rain. The weather says 99% precipitation. I will not fret, I will be talking to my groom and asking Him for a little period of sunshine. I've gotten to know Him over the years and He cares about the little things. That big problem you are carrying around right now? Yes, He knows about it, and He loves to bless His bride--that's us. Ask of Him what you want. Test Him. He even tells us to test him in the area of finances, so those problems are not taboo either.
I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
Dedicated to Breanna and Joshua Siniscal married May 6, 2022.
Time goes by quickly. The best time to prepare for the wedding is before you meet your groom. Once you meet Him time goes by so fast you may not have time to get everything done you want done, save the money needed, lose the weight, let your hair grow, see a counselor for that issue that keeps popping up.... I could go on and on; but you and I both know what I mean. The time to start is today.
It is the same with your relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the bridegroom and we the church, are His bride. We need to get to know Him now. What does He like? What doesn't He like. We can get to know our future groom by reading His word and when He comes for us, we will be ready for Him. The only way to get to know someone is by spending time with them. We cannot get to know someone if we never talk, if we never ask questions of one another. We must spend time with one another.
We are on this earth for such a short time compared to eternity. The Word of God tells us, "...even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away" James 4:14 Vanish means gradually cease to exist. Today we are all in a slow fade. Where will you spend eternity? Are you ready to meet your groom?
ACTION STEP: As I read my Accuweather today, it looks like there will be rain. The weather says 99% precipitation. I will not fret, I will be talking to my groom and asking Him for a little period of sunshine. I've gotten to know Him over the years and He cares about the little things. That big problem you are carrying around right now? Yes, He knows about it, and He loves to bless His bride--that's us. Ask of Him what you want. Test Him. He even tells us to test him in the area of finances, so those problems are not taboo either.
I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
Dedicated to Breanna and Joshua Siniscal married May 6, 2022.
RSS Feed