“For you have been bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:20 Are you ready to be the Bride of Christ? Jesus is communicating that He has a purpose of a special relationship of oneness with Him. Look at Titus 2:11-14, “For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to…
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Purity Of The Bride
“See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason, the world doesn’t know us, because it did not know him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. WE know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.” 1 John 3:1-3 Weddings!! Aren’t they just exciting? I love weddings. I had mine planned since I was little,…
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Preparation Time
“And if I go and prepare for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may also be.” John 14:3 Let’s talk about one little detail about the betrothal agreement in Jewish customs. One of the groom and bride’s things is when the groom will return for her. During this time, the groom will go away and prepare a place for them to live or, in other words, “dwell.” This is usually on family land. While the groom is building a home for them, the bride is preparing her wedding garments while waiting for the groom to return. She doesn’t know the…
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Getting Ready
Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without a spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. Ephesians 5:25-27 My second son is getting married this year. There is a lot of planning going on. There is excitement! There is stress! However, on my part, there is peace with this union. I see God, working in both of these young people. They are getting ready both ceremonially and spiritually with all the feels. …