To Be Alone With Me You Went Up On The Tree

I long to be with Christ more than anything in this world. He is my Treasure. He is my King. He is my Husband (strange for a man to say, I know). He is my first love, and the one I adore and cherish above all things. Because He first loved me and called me to Himself, who is the greatest gift of all, I desperately ache to be near Him and with Him every second of my existence. My union, my marriage with Christ will endure for eternity because it has been set on His terms. It is his covenant which has bound me to Himself. And the Lord is no liar, no promise-breaker, and no deceiver. The Lord is faithful always. The Lord is Supreme, and Excellent, and Sufficient in all things. He is Supreme above all things. He is Excellent in and through all things. And He is Sufficient for all things. Only the Lord can satisfy this thirst I have for Him because I was created to worship Him alone. My God is a jealous God, and His heart burns for his bride.

"And in that day, declares the LORD, you will call me 'My Husband,' . . . And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the LORD . . . I will show my love to the one I called 'Not my loved one. 'I will say to those called 'Not my people, 'You are my people'; and they will say, 'You are my God.' " - Hosea 2

I am so thankful that I will stand with all of the redeemed children of God on that great day, when He either returns or raises us from the dead, to make all things new and all things right. I'm very thankful that so many others, whom I deeply care for, will be present with me at the most glorious wedding day and at the most excellent wedding feast in all eternity.

"Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 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. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " -Revelation 19

And again:

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." - Revelation 21

What a bright future lies ahead for the Lord's people because of the love of Christ and because of what he has done and secured on our behalf! He said, "I am the light of the world." And as Paul says:

"Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires." - Romans 13

The night is far gone; the day is at hand. Jesus, the light of the world, is reigning now and will continue to reign forever as he always has. The light of the Gospel is illuminating to us, by the Holy Spirit, the way things are and how they ought to be. The light of the word is transforming our once darkened, foolish hearts and minds to know and taste what it means to be truly human. And we only see this revealed in the true and holy words of our King, who demonstrated with uttermost perfection, what it means to be a human being through his perfect life, death, and resurrection. Very soon, we will see things as they really are and experience them as they really ought to be experienced. "Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known" -1 Corinthians 13:12. And we shall see Him face to face. Therefore, let us walk in the light because He is in the light. Because Jesus is our greatest treasure. "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin." -1 John 1:7




-Isaac