Secondly, the Lord’s delay gives more time for the bride to get ready. I heard a man give his testimony of how, as a truck driver, he had a nearly fatal accident. While in the hospital, as doctors worked frantically over him, they seemingly lost him several times, only to revive his vital life signs several times. He said that at one of these times, he actually left his physical body and went to a place where Jesus appeared and talked with him. He did not have time to tell all that the Lord said, but he emphasized with great emotion that the Lord told him to go back and “tell my people that I’m ready to come for my bride, but my bride is not ready.”
Only God knows the depth of the work which must be done in each one who is to be a part of the chosen bride, but according to the Scriptures the bride must be ready.
In Matthew 25:10 we read that “those who were ready went in with him (Jesus) to the wedding.” And in Revelation 19:7, the message is clear: “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.” This again is a test for those who aspire to the high calling of the chosen bride. As they wait, lamps trimmed and burning (Luke 12:35), will they continue to “pursue” Jesus with all their hearts and make Him the supreme desire and love of their lives?
Continued on next posting. . .
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That was a beautiful message of how we are to live, day by day, as we await Our Lord’s return for us, His Bride. Thank you, Kevin, for reminding us that we are to be watching and be ready at all times. I believe what you wrote at the end of the article sums it up. The question for each one of us as God’s children is this,- are we pursuing Jesus each day of our lives with all our hearts and making Him the love of our life. If Jesus is our first and greatest love, then everything we think and do will revolve around Him. Oh, how I want to live the rest of my life putting Him first and in the center of my life. I want Jesus to be my treasure daily,- for where your treasure is there will be your heart also. I love My Lord, Jesus Christ, and want Him to be my first and greatest love each day of my life, by the grace of God. This is Dieter. I love you all with the love of My Lord.
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