How beautiful the radiant bride~
My daughter was married on Saturday. It was beautiful. She was beautiful. She looked like Cinderella. Her face was illuminated. Her gown sparkled like diamonds as the late afternoon sun peeked through the windows. She was amazing!
I am still speechless. I have tried to express myself in gratitude to the Lord for His goodness and His faithfulness, but I just don't have the right words. It went beyond anything we could ask or imagine.
The bride, the groom, the wedding party, the readers, the music, the church, the singers and the message were all perfect! I felt the presence of the Lord expressing himself in the atmosphere. You could feel the peace and the love and the wonder of it all. And the weather was incredible! Not a cloud in the sky, and the sun was shining. I know I sound like a proud Mother of the Bride or M.O.B. as my daughter affectionately called me.
Okay, so I am. I am proud to be the mother of the bride and now to be the mother of my 4th son, her husband. I look forward with anticipation to their future together and their future family. We will relive their Big Day for years to come in the many pictures and videos prepared for us.
This morning, while spending time with the Lord, I imagined what the Wedding Supper of the Lamb will be. We gave our daughter our best and we enjoyed every minute and would do it again in a heartbeat. The Lord has a feast in mind for us. He is making the preparations now. He is giving his best. He is waiting patiently for His bride to ready herself.
As the trumpet played or the organist version, I should say, the doors of the sanctuary opened. There was the bride, my daughter in all her radiance; she was ready to be presented to her bridegroom. I was awestruck. The bridegroom stood still with a big smile on his face and his eyes were full of love and fixed on her. He was ready to receive his bride.
So it is with us. Jesus is waiting for the bride to ready herself. He is smiling and He is waiting and He is watching. Are you ready? The trumpet will blast and He will appear. No words can describe it. His full presence will be known. How blessed we will be when he looks at us, His bride, and says to you and to me: How Beautiful!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A Pick Me Up
Amazing that no matter where we are God is there. We are never more than a whisper from Jesus' name.
On a flight the other day, I was reminded about His presence. I never lose my awe of being so far above the earth. As I looked at the clouds just suspended in air and the "life" below, I wondered what it all looks like to God. It's too much to comprehend.
And then I thought about His presence. It's everywhere. The airplane can't get any closer to the air. It is in it. The presence of Jesus is everywhere. If you are breathing, you are in it.
While in worship today, I sensed His presence. It was majestic and whooing. My king was drawing me close to him. In those moments, I never want to leave. It is heavenly. It was more than a knowledge of His presence, it was an experience of His presence. It's as if no one else is around and it's just me and Him -knowing and being known.
He longs for that intimacy with me and with you. He wants us to know Him. He wants us to want Him.
Abraham Lincoln was a great president. I know a lot about him. I have visited the places that he walked. I have read books about him and marveled at his face at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Though I know about him, I don't know him.
Jesus is not just a figure hanging on a cross or a picture hanging in your grandmother's hallway. He's not just a historical figure. He is the living God. He is a life-giving God. He is the only true God. By him were all things made and for him all things were made.
You were made by him. For I was knit together in my mother's womb, your eyes saw my unformed body when I was hidden in the secret place...every day was written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 119
You were made for a purpose. For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord; plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29
The rest of that verse goes on to say that He will hear us when we turn from the path we have marked out for ourselves and turn toward him. I believe it is the longing of every heart to be known.
Like a father reaching to pick up a child that has fallen, He longs to pick you up and to carry you. Getting closer to God doesn't just happen. You have to make a move.
It can happen in your life today, though. You can get one step closer to knowing Him. Turn from where you are, reach up to God with your heart and your hands and whisper "Jesus, pick me up". He knows your heart. You will find that you are in the hands of God and that He is closer than the air you breathe!
On a flight the other day, I was reminded about His presence. I never lose my awe of being so far above the earth. As I looked at the clouds just suspended in air and the "life" below, I wondered what it all looks like to God. It's too much to comprehend.
And then I thought about His presence. It's everywhere. The airplane can't get any closer to the air. It is in it. The presence of Jesus is everywhere. If you are breathing, you are in it.
While in worship today, I sensed His presence. It was majestic and whooing. My king was drawing me close to him. In those moments, I never want to leave. It is heavenly. It was more than a knowledge of His presence, it was an experience of His presence. It's as if no one else is around and it's just me and Him -knowing and being known.
He longs for that intimacy with me and with you. He wants us to know Him. He wants us to want Him.
Abraham Lincoln was a great president. I know a lot about him. I have visited the places that he walked. I have read books about him and marveled at his face at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Though I know about him, I don't know him.
Jesus is not just a figure hanging on a cross or a picture hanging in your grandmother's hallway. He's not just a historical figure. He is the living God. He is a life-giving God. He is the only true God. By him were all things made and for him all things were made.
You were made by him. For I was knit together in my mother's womb, your eyes saw my unformed body when I was hidden in the secret place...every day was written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 119
You were made for a purpose. For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord; plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29
The rest of that verse goes on to say that He will hear us when we turn from the path we have marked out for ourselves and turn toward him. I believe it is the longing of every heart to be known.
Like a father reaching to pick up a child that has fallen, He longs to pick you up and to carry you. Getting closer to God doesn't just happen. You have to make a move.
It can happen in your life today, though. You can get one step closer to knowing Him. Turn from where you are, reach up to God with your heart and your hands and whisper "Jesus, pick me up". He knows your heart. You will find that you are in the hands of God and that He is closer than the air you breathe!
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