I’m so busy worrying if I will ever meet my bride, that i’ve completely ignored the invitation to experience the love in becoming one to Jesus.
Maybe thats you too.
or maybe its the opposite:
So busy worrying if you will ever be someone’s bride and have forgotten that you already are.
His.
And this is not to take away from the desire to be in a marriage covenant with your future spouse, by no means. for “the man who finds a wife finds a treasure.” proverbs 18:22 (NLT)
But in the midst of the waiting and sojourning, our emotions get the best of us because of the desires we carry that haven’t been guarded in our hearts by the surpassing truth of His love toward us.
An experiential. divine. love
a description from “The Voice Translation" of John 15:9
At a time when all of His disciples are feeling as if they are about to be uprooted, Jesus sketches a picture of this new life as a flourishing vineyard—a labyrinth of vines and strong branches steeped in rich soil, abundant grapes hanging from their vines ripening in the sun. Jesus sculpts a new garden of Eden in their imaginations—one that is bustling with fruit, sustenance, and satisfying aromas. This is the Kingdom life. It is all about connection, sustenance, and beauty. But within this promise of life is the warning that people must be in Christ or they will not experience these blessings.
The following verse is given in 14 different english translations of John 15:9 each equally as powerful-if not, revealing even more the intensity of Jesus’s longing to satisfy our need of Love.
I love you just as the Father loves Me
….remain in my Love (NIV)
…continue ye in My love (KJV)
…abide ye in My love (ASV)
…remain in my love [and do not doubt my love for you] (AMP)
…abide in My love [continue in His love with Me] (AMPC)
…so stay in My Love (CJB)
…so remain faithful to My love for you (CEV)
…so live in My Love (GW)
…you must go on living in My love (PHILLIPS)
…live within My love (TLB)
…make yourselves at home in My Love
…dwell ye in My love (WYC)
…let My love nourish your hearts (TPT)
…so let Me love you Always (WE)
In paraphrase His words can become our prayer and declaration:
"Jesus, You love me just as Father loves You…I want to remain in Your love, to abide in Your love, and never doubt Your love for me.
Teach me how to continue in the Fathers love with You, to stay and remain faithful to Your love.
To go on living within Your love, making myself at home and dwelling in Your love.
To let Your Love nourish my heart and allow You to love me always."
In context: these are the vows of the Bridegroom to His bride (us) before the consummation of His marriage ceremony that took place on the Cross of Calvary.
The reception that awaits for us in heaven when He finally comes back to His own, is nothing short of a wedding banquet full of celebration
A wedding feast that we can experience both now and for eternity, without measure or limitations-unless we put them on ourselves.
But even in heaven, we will not be able to constrain the infinite power of His love.
For all of our defences that we once carried, will fall at the feet of His glorious light. a Light of love that will penetrate our resurrected being.
And even when we reject His love and try to run away- His heart remains the same towards us, and His commitment is stronger then any act of unfaithfulness we could ever show toward Him.
He is the Hosea who is always ready to receive us back.
For His love hedges us in like thorns all around-the very thorns that were placed upon His head like a crown.
As imperfect as we are-because of His blood He sees us as
“an excellent wife who is her Husband’s crown"
(Proverbs 12:4)
This is Love in its purest form. The form of the Man Christ Jesus
Its no wonder He is called, “The Desire of the nations"
Haggai 2:7
I will shake all the nations, and the One whom all the nations Desire will come.
- Hosea name meaning in Hebrew is "Salvation"
- The illustration of the Bridegroom paradigm of Jesus and His Church is found throughout the entire bible such as (:Genesis, Exodus, Pslams, Proverbs Song of Songs, Hosea, the Gospels, Epistles, Book of Revelation etc)
- The Crown of thorns illustration depicts Jesus' suffering love and Hosea reference of being hedged in by God with thorns all around.
