Day 316: This Beautiful Romance

Ephesian 5:25-27

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

Isaiah 62:5

For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

Marriage is like the realest of all levels of relationships. When you get to the point of marrying someone, everything is different, you have a made a conscious decision that you want to be with this one person for the rest of your life. That’s a big choice, so when you get to that point you must be sure. It’s the second best and most important decision you will ever make in your life. When you get to the point of wanting to and eventually marrying someone, you made it. You did it, you’ve reached the diamond package of relationships. It’s real, you’ve survived the ups and downs, you’ve gone through the awkward moments, saying “I love you” has become normal. You no longer try to figure out who will say it first, but instead try to figure out who can say it more. No more trying to impress them, they know you and you know them. They can see straight through you and you for them. You made it. You have to be completely and truly in love with someone to commit yourself to them for the rest of your life. To want to wake up next to the same person, do life with one person, spend the rest of your days with one person. It’s serious, when you get to the point of marriage there is no turning back, hopefully. You know all about this person, you know their deepest and darkest secrets, you know them inside and out, their pet peeves, their cute quirks, you know what buttons to press and which ones not to press. Most importantly you love this person and more than that you are in love with this person and you choose them everyday. You get happy when you’re around them. You cannot stay mad at them no matter how hard you try.  You see something in them that no one else sees. This is the person that you do not want to live without. What if I told you God felt the exact same way about us? He calls the church His bride. What if I told you that this life with Christ is less than a casual relationship and more like a marriage? We are in it for the long-haul. However there isn’t a ‘til death do us part’ in this marriage, it’s eternal.

Our relationship with God is the realest and best one we can ever have, It is the most beautiful relationship anyone can have, God loves us so much, and I can never stress this enough. He is committed to being with us, He is committed to His people. God doesn’t want a casual relationship with us, He wants a marriage, He wants us to be with Him for all eternity. Our relationship with God, just like a marriage is a two way street. Both parties must put in in order for it to work. This raises the question, are we committed to God the way He is committed to us? Are we willing to spend our life and all eternity with our Heavenly father. God is in, it’s like a groom waiting at the altar for His bride. Are we going to walk to Him? How many times have we stood God up at the altar? How many times have we walked away from the best thing that could ever happen to us? There is no reason to be afraid to have a relationship with God. We hesitate sometimes because we are afraid of this commitment. That’s not just for our relationships here on earth but we sometimes allow that fear to creep into our relationship with God. Let me tell you that nothing can beat being in a relationship with God. We tend to walk away from things that are good for us, sometimes out of fear that we will ruin it. We cannot ruin something that God has planned from the beginning, we can run but we do not have the power to ruin it. Why run away from this beautiful romance though?

When we talk about this beautiful romance, what I mean is that God goes above and beyond for His people. He wakes us up every morning, He gives us everything we need before we can even ask. He is constantly fighting our battles so that we do not have to. He makes sure that we are always protected. He is with us in every moment from the best to the worst moments of our lives. God gives us more joy and peace than anything or anyone in the world. He gives us truth and helps us to grow every day of our lives. God is constantly pouring into us and making us better. It’s hard not to fall in love with someone like that. Someone who has been and will always be inlove with us. It’s hard to walk away from that, it’s hard not to want to serve the one who gave us everything for us. The one who moved heaven and earth to find us and have a relationship with us.

All this to say, falling in love with God is the best thing that can ever happen to us. We must not look at our relationship with God as something casual but more like something special. A relationship that tops all relationships. There is nothing like it at all. This is the one relationship we need in order to have other successful relationships. It’s more beautiful than anything we can ever imagine. If Jesus proposed, how would you respond?

Response/Prayer Time

Take the time to respond in whatever way you feel led. Thank God for this beautiful romance, If you have never had a chance to enter into a relationship with God and that’s something you want, now is the time to make that decision. If you feel it pulling on your heart, respond today.

f that’s you if you want to make that decision, pray this prayer with me,

“Jesus I declare that you are my Lord and Saviour who died for my sins and was raised three days later. I repent of my sins and I give my life to you. I believe in my heart that you are the true living God. I pray that you shine your  light on me and bring me out of the darkness and into your light. I love you Lord. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus name, Amen.”

If you made the choice to follow Christ, rededicate, or to submit your life to Him fully, Go to Romans 10:9-10

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

I love you so much and I hope you have an amazing day or evening! If you made the decision to follow Christ today, do not hesitate to reach out and get plugged into a church. I love you and make sure you come back tomorrow for day 317!