The Bride

[eaglesway]

I believe the Lord spoke something in my spirit yesterday.

"The only way to get into the Bride is to yield your body"

I began to meditate on this and Romans 12:1-5 came to mind, along with Psalm 105

   1Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

      3For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. 4For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another

In order to become a bride a woman must yield her body. Our life in the body is an important part of our marriage to Christ.

25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27that 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. 28So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30because we are members of His body. 31FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. 32This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

So, the husband(Christ) lays down His life for the Bride, the Bride yields her body to the Groom

They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb(hearts sprinkled clean), the Word of their testimony(sanctified by the washing of the water of the Word) and they loved not their lives unto the death(yielded their bodies)

Jesus sanctifies us and continually cleanses us by the washing of the water with the Word(If you continue in my words you will be disciples in deed). The one body has become one through and exchange of blood(the life of the body is the blood) and the santifiying effect of the washing of the water of the Word, and the "bubbling over" of the living water of the Spirit(these three are united in one- zoe, life).

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds

Love and good deeds hmmm

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me

Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts(good deeds) of the saints.


The Bride is composed of the living sacrifices.

Psalm 105  "Gather My godly ones to Me,
         Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice"

[Molly]

Psalm 105  "Gather My godly ones to Me,
         Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice"

Psalm 27:6

6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.  :Sparkletooth:

[eaglesway]

Let My people go, that they may worship me :o)

[redhotmagma]

Thanks for that Eaglesway  :icon_king: