God wants a wife

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What do you think God is looking for in a bride?

I recently watched a TV series called “Farmer wants a wife.” There was a group of very nice young ladies who all were looking for a possible mate. Each one had to be tested in different ways to see how well she was compatible with Matt, the farmer. Slowly, each week, there were eliminations, where it was determined that the particular girl was a good person, but not the best fit for this particular young man. Love and attraction preferences can be very complex!

Finally, Matt settled on one girl, Brooke. What was interesting, throughout the entire series, was that Brooke seemed unsure of herself, and what the relationship was. She was somehow different from the others, and felt isolated. She had feelings, but could not express them. She appeared constantly anxious that she would be eliminated. She was afraid of rejection. She had a happy, outgoing personality, but when she got around Matt, she would freeze up, and could not explain what was on her mind. He called her “tongue tied.” At the very last date, where it was either her or Christa, she was convinced that she had lost, and would be going home. She stared out the window, to watch Matt carry Christa away for their last date also. Christa was also hopeful. In the end, it was Brooke that Matt picked.

Since Brooke was unable to “open up,” how did he know?

He said he could feel love from her! He said love does not need words!

Matt and Brooke

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Spiritual application:

Does this remind you of your relationship with God as well?

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Do you feel unworthy?

Can you express what you feel to Him?

Do you feel He does not love you like other people?

Do you freeze up, and do not know how to pray?

Do you watch others being blessed, while you seem to be suffering, without help, and rejected?

Do you feel God has rejected you, and you do not know how to get Him to love you?

Do you feel like life is hard, and He is not there for you?

Do you feel isolated, and not accepted by those that seem close to Him?

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What is Jesus looking for in His bride?

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Jesus said he would come back for a bride without spot or wrinkle. He did not say he was coming back for the church. What is different about his bride, that makes her so different from the others?

It is her love!!!!!!!

It is her love!!!!!!!

It is her love!!!!!!!

It is her love!!!!!!!

It is her love!!!!!!!

He knows our faults. He knows our ignorance. He knows what we have “right,” and do not have right about our doctrines and teachings. He knows how “dumb” some of us are.

He knows most of us are not bible scholars, even if we think we are.

He knows if we try hard to understand His Word properly, or if we intentionally go away from what is truth. There are so many doctrinal traps out there. It is easy to fall into them, if one is too naïve.

He knows if we do our best, even if others do not approve of us. He knows our heart, even if we do everything wrong.

He knows when we lose our battles and when we win. He sees our wounds and hurts.

He knows what we feel, even if we are “tongue-tied !”

We need to realize that “God wants a wife.” He will be looking at her heart, not her accomplishments.

Is her heart pure?

Is He first in her life?

Does she love Him so much that she will die for Him?

Will she put away everything just to be with Him?

Is her love the kind you can go into eternity with?

Does she cry when she misses Him?

Does she constantly have Him in her thoughts?

Does she get excited when she is around Him?

Does she gaze longingly out the window, waiting for Him to come back?

Christians these days, from many of the websites I have visited, are very wrapped up in exposing errors about doctrine, that the false teacher is going to hell, and focus on what is wrong, etc. They spend hours on the web complaining about something, but how many hours do they spend in awe stuck, loving adoration of His glory?

Every Christian wants to be picked as His bride. While studying the Word is crucial to a good relationship with Him, and gives appreciation and insight into His character, inspiring obedience and good witness, we should not forget the first thing He will look for in us. It is our love !!!!

Scriptures about love:

Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Mat 22:39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mar 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

1Jo 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1Jo 3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

1Jo 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1Jo 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1Jo 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Rom 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.

Gal 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Hbr 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.

1Pe 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1Cr 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity (agape love) , these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.

The question is now….do you love Him the way you should?  Will he see you as His bride when He returns?