Nothing is more beautiful than a bride on her wedding day! For those of you at Nick and Lindsay’s wedding, you understand what I am talking about. Brides have such a glow as they walk down the aisle, her eyes only on her (soon-to-be) husband. At that moment she is the most beautiful person in the world.
I have always enjoyed turning and watching the groom’s face as his bride walks down the aisle. (And yes, I had the idea before watching “27 Dresses.” Hmm… maybe I shouldn’t have admitted watching that out loud…) His eyes light up, a smile beams across his face, and often tears begin to well up as he sees his beautiful bride coming towards him.
Now, both individuals have their imperfections and their flaws. Neither one of them is perfect. But they have chosen to love one another and dedicate themselves to one another, and at that moment all they see is the perfect person standing right beside them.
God uses this same metaphor to describe his relationship with his church. In Revelation 19, John is invited to the wedding celebration of the Lamb. John describes his vision:
“Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear…” Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God.”
We, as Christians, are the Bride of Christ! We have been chosen by God to be his bride, his chosen one. Yes, we have our fault and flaws. No, we aren’t perfect. But God has chosen us, and because of that we have been made perfect! And at the moment of that wedding celebration God believes that we are the perfect ones to be standing right beside him. Because of his great love for us we have fallen in love with him.
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