The Bride 1.23.22
Last Sunday I talked about the importance of really “knowing” God in an intimate way. Not just knowing about Him but having an ongoing close personal relationship with Him. It’s not only possible but it’s what He desires of each of us. An intimacy that is so close that the Bible actually compares it to a marriage. In fact, in many ways, being a Christ follower is like being married to God. The body of Christ is described multiple times in the Scripture as the “bride.” The Bridegroom is God, the One for whom we were created.
In his book, “The Book of Mysteries,” Jonathan Cahn talks about the mystery of the Calah. He states we marry God “by joining every part of your life and being – your deepest parts, your heart, your soul, your wounds, your longings, your desires, everything – to God.” Only then can we be complete. He continues by saying “only then can your deepest needs and longing be fulfilled. For the mystery of our hearts is the mystery of the bride. And the bride can only find her completion in the Bridegroom.”
I’d never thought of it that way, but it sure helps me understand the relationship the Lord wants with all of us. Let’s vow to put away anything that substitutes for His presence, and join all that we are to our Bridegroom!