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The Bride of Christ - Part 8

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The Bride of Christ - Part 8

One thing I am noticing now days is that there is a lot of contention as to who the Bride of Christ is. I don’t profess to have cornered the market but I’m more inclined to believe that she is a believer who is in love with Jesus. As you know, not everyone is in love with Jesus. Yes we are saved by faith, but not all Christians pursue Him as a bride. “This is what the Lord says:

“ ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me ..” Jeremiah 2:1 (NIV)

The Bible mentions her in the Book of Revelation and all through the scriptures and it likens Israel and then the Church as a Bride. I feel it’s important to explore this thought. I am convinced that it’s the Church today, but is it all the Church? The Bride speaks of someone who is in love with the Bride Groom - Jesus, it’s someone who is close to Him. Jesus said to Peter three times, “Do you love me,” after he had denied the Lord just before His death. There was a need for Peter to repent of His sin and get back into a right loving relationship with the Lover of His soul. As you have probably noticed there are Christians out there that aren’t walking in love. Look at this verse.

“If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.” (1 Corinthians 3:12-15)

The Song of Songs- part 7

The Song of Songs- part 7

HE SONG OF SONGS Part 7 of Practicing His Presence

“The song of songs, which is Solomon's.” S/Songs 1:1 (KJV)

“This is Solomon's song of songs, more wonderful than any other.” (TLB)

King Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived and he penned the Song of Songs. If you were given writings by the wisest man that ever lived, I’m sure you would consider its content to be a cut above the rest. This book is called the Song of all Songs. It’s also called a song more wonderful than any other. So any other song that has been written pales in comparison to this song. Wow, that’s a bold statement. So this song is the ‘Mother of all Songs’!! There have been millions of songs written over the ages about all sorts of things in this world from rivers to cities, animals, love, hate, war and relationships just to name a few. Some have become famous and others are only one minute wonders, but this song claims to be the best of them all. It’s worth asking, “Why”? All the songs you remember are popular because of their tune rather than their content, but this song has no tune. Sometimes psalms begin with the instructions on what tune they to be sung too, but not this one. This is the greatest song ever written not for its tune but for its content. This song is all about a relationship between a man and a woman, and not just any man or any woman, but a song about the love relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Because this song is the inspired word of God, it’s a living song. It’s a spirit and life song The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)