On Bended Knee...

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready.” Rev. 19:7

Very early in life, little girls begin imagining and daydreaming about their wedding day. These considerations only heighten the older they get until these thoughts develop into an urgent pursuit for many people. The day arrives, the vestibule door opens and there stands the bride all dressed in white…or is she?

We live in a world that entices contentment and satisfaction with the pursuit of our immediate desire. We are proposed to on bended knee by this culture as it promises to love us, to surround us, and to be there for us in sickness and in health. Its proposal is flattering and enticing as we search constantly for a union in which to commit ourselves. This culture is the groom who continuously gives us a reason to stay in this marriage and dotes on us to ensure devotion.

We are offered another groom, the spotless Lamb who offers more than this life. He meets us on our bended knees and transforms our lives in love and joy. He chooses us all in sickness knowing He will carry us to spiritual health. He will never leave us as widows/widowers but will be eternally ours. We can accept this marriage proposal or we can accept the proposal of the world without security. “In her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.’ Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine.” Rev. 18:7-8.

We will all walk down that aisle to be joined in either unholy or holy matrimony. When we say ‘I do’ into whose face are we gazing, the world or the One?