A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY

🌷🌷October 16🌷🌷

“.. ..the love of Christ.. passeth knowledge.”(Eph. 3:19)

When a husband goes to some distant place on some business, he usually thinks of his wife and tries to bring something nice for her. He goes from one shop to another to get something beautiful, which will make her to say, “I have never had anything like this before!” our Lord Jesus loves us much more than we ask, and quite often gives us things we have never asked Him at all. This has been my own experience. We are objects of His unique love and favour. In this sense we are His Bride.

We read in Rev. 21:4, “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes”. Almost every wife knows how to weep, and it is the husband’s privilege to wipe away her tears. The love and comfort which the Lord gives to us excels that which any husband can give. He has received us as His bride. He will wipe away every tear from our eyes, and heal every wound in our hearts. He says, “My, belove, I have bottled up every tear which you have shed. I know all your hardships and your sufferings. Now, let me comfort you”. Those loving words of His will make us to forget all our past. In this sense also He is our Bridegroom and we are His Bride.

There is a custom in Punjab that the bride should not wear any of her old clothes. After her marriage she must wear only those given by her husband. The Lord also wants to cover all our ugliness. He wants to give us His own virtues and His own glory. He wants all things in us to be new. Such love is so wonderful. He wants us to be perfectly one with him, never to part again. He wants us to be his Bride. Do not despise such a wonderful love. Receive it and see how great will be your joy afterwards. Then you will be worthy to be called His Bride.