A friend pointed out to me tonight that our relationship with the Lord is like a marriage. Now, I have always known that marriage was a picture of Christ and the church as a whole but for some reason I have never thought about my personal relationship with the Lord being one of marriage. A relationship of total commitment, sacrifice, love, etc.
This puts a whole new spin on things for me. When I go days without reading the letters that my husband (the Lord ) has written for me to read that day...it must hurt him deeply. When I say I don't have time to talk....I choose to move away from him. When I choose to spend my time with others instead of time with Him, it does not say, "I love You." And of all the grooms in the world, this one is perfect!
Also, my relationship with the Lord is a choice. I can choose to get to know Him. I can choose to be committed or, quit frankly, choose to be adulterous and run after whatever I "feel" like. And oh, how many times I run after other things.
In light of what we have been studying in class, this realization of Jesus as our perfect husband should make us want to give up all the fleeting things we run after and do whatever it takes to know Jesus and make Him known. To be willing to sacrifice it all for Him.
Lord, thank you for your great love for us and patience with us. Thank you that you are a faithful groom, always waiting for us to return and restoring us when we do. Lord, I pray you would be our one passion, our one hope and goal!
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