Preparing for the Wedding

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth: Imagine that you’re sitting in a beautifully decorated church. The groom is up front. The bridesmaids walk down the aisle. Then the bride comes running in, her hair pulled up in a ponytail, no makeup, and wearing sweatpants! No bride could ever forget that it’s her wedding day, but a lot of us do something that’s just as ridiculous.

The Bible calls the Church the Bride of Christ. One day Jesus Himself will return for His Bride, taking her to the home He’s preparing in Heaven. But many Christians live like they’ve forgotten all about the wedding!

In one sense we could define revival as the Bride getting ready for the wedding. Ephesians 5 describes the kind of church Jesus wants for Himself: “without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.”

Are you ready for the wedding? What would it take for you to get ready? Why not start today?

With Seeking Him, I’m Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth.