A great mystery . . . Christ and the church. ~ Ephesians 5:32
In a mystical way, Christ is the Bridegroom and the Church is His bride.
Like a marriage, it is a union in law, a union in name, a union in love, a union in service, a union in possessions, a union in likeness, and ultimately a union in home. Today, a husband and wife share these attributes just as Christ does with His Church.
It makes me further consider and even am saddened by the breakdown of the “traditional” familial unit of a not so distant past. Today, marriage is less sacred and there are marriages of the wrong reasons.
There are marriages that may be via law but are lacking in the sharing of namesake, service to each other, and even lacking in love. There are unions which lack the sharing of possessions and perhaps are not even sharing of home.
Some would refer to this as progress of culture. I suggest it is regress of our human connection with each other and even more so, the regress in connection with our God.
And when my Saviour face to face I see
When at His lofty throne I bow on knee,
Then of His love in all its breadth and length.
Its height and depth and everlasting strength,
My soul shall sing.
~ J. Sidlow Baxter
Today, my love for you and I is that we will turn the world upside down and reconnection with our God and each other.
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