wedding invites
Consider yourself addressing wedding invitations:
1. You put together a list of all the people who are important to you.
2. You pick a time and a location for the wedding, considering when would work best for all your people.
3. You create an invitation - it's beautifully done, with words communicating the most important information (you might even write: "details to come...")
4. You seal and address your envelopes
5. You buy some stamps, stick them in the mail, and wait for a response from your guests.
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Now, consider Jesus, the bridegroom, doing this for His people:
ALL people are important to Him.
The time and location of His second coming is unknown, but we're asked to be ready. It's almost like a "save the date," except we're supposed to save EVERY date for His wedding.
He has created an invitation, beautifully written: His Word.
He has sealed salvation for us - he paid the price not for stamps, but for our salvation.
He sent us His word, and He awaits our response.
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” 10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
~ Revelation 19:6-10
This is your reminder to RSVP for the wedding feast of the Lamb of God. Don't wait to respond to this invitation - the greatest one you'll ever receive.
