Unfortunately, many don’t see the beauty of what God has done. They can see the beauty of nature which He created. Even seeing the beauty in the sky. When we look at each other, we can’t see the most beautiful thing He ever created, our love relationship with Him.
Philippians 2:1Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
It saddens me to see that many don’t even want this relationship. To this, I blame the church. Something that is the most graceful thing ever created, has been reduced to rules which we are to follow. My Father doesn’t want robots to command. His heart is to love. He proved this by sending His Son to die for the world. Jesus was crucified because He confessed that He is the Son of God. Throughout what Jesus taught, He called Himself the Son of Man. For those who don’t understand, Jesus is referring to Himself from Daniel 7:13. You have to ask yourself, “Why would God go to that extreme by sending His Son to die the most brutal dead ever created by man?” He did this to get back the one He loves, you. If you choose this love relationship, you have to understand the ways of the Kingdom of God to walk in the Kingdom. Jesus talked most about the Kingdom. He wanted His bride to know His ways so she can walk with Him. The bride here is referring to the church. When you are born again, you aren’t part of the church, you are the church. When the church gathers, they celebrate what the bridegroom has done to prepare them for the Kingdom. It’s called, love and good works.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
The bride has to make herself ready for the return of the bridegroom. Baptism is the wedding ceremony. You want this relationship with Jesus. The wedding banquet hasn’t happened yet. Jesus left this earth to prepare a place for His bride, so they can be together forever. John wrote about this relationship in 1 John 1. If you have read 1 John 1, you will notice that fellowship is mentioned 4 times. John was explaining his relationship with Jesus and was inviting everyone reading into this same relationship. Many today don’t understand this relationship, that includes the church. For the love of God, if you open your heart to Him in sincerity, He will come in and in this relationship of the heart with Him, nothing will be impossible for you. Be blessed, my friends.
Revelation 19:7 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.” 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.