The gift to
the Bride
Read Isaiah
61
The big day
has come. The Bride accepts her Bridegroom in eternal covenant.
8b “I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.” NLT
Her heart
rejoices, she feels a freedom, joyous blessing, and festive praise, overwhelmed
by His love. (61:10)
Today, she
is honored. (61:9) She is honored by receiving beauty for ashes. (61:3) She is
honored with gifts as well; all she could ever need for her new role as a wife.
But there is one gift that matters most of all. This is the one that she is
going to cherish and hold close to her heart.
The gift
from her groom.
10 “I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness.I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels.” NLT
Is that not
the greatest gift of all? We, the Bride of Christ, get that great gift. That
righteousness. He laid down His life in order that we might experience that
overwhelming joy, rapt with the blessing and wonder of it all.
For when
the Lord has blessed someone they are blessed indeed.
9 “Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations.Everyone will realize that they are a people the Lord has blessed.” NLT
One last
thing, dear one. Would we be a gracious bride if we just sat there, soaking it
all in?
A friend of
mine, whose entire life in Christ displayed God’s love through service, was
truly a gracious bride. At her wedding, she and her groom stood at the food
table and they served the guests.
Service.
Driven by love received. So, dear Bride, how are you being a gracious bride
today?
Isaiah 61:11b “His righteousness {your gift from the Groom, remember?} will be like a garden in early spring, with plants springing up everywhere.” NLT
Hosea 10:12 “I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love.Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord,that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’” NLT
Proverbs 11:18 b “The one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.” NIV
James 3:18 “And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.” NLT
Share it!
Serve. Scatter seeds everywhere you step, that plants of His Righteousness will
spring up everywhere.
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