For your Maker is Your Husband......

According to an on-line study done in 2006, the average American couple spends around $26,802 on their wedding. This average estimate does not include the honeymoon or rings. This cost has sky rocketed over the years as Americans have began seeking out more lavish weddings. Everyone is looking for the best of the best. Some even go as far as to take out loans to pay to make their day "special". I once heard Dr. Phil say, "We spend all this time and money preparing for the wedding, and we're not preparing for the marriage". From a natural standpoint this is often true. More often than not, we get so focused on our big day that we neglect to prepare for life afterwards, so when storms come (and trust me they do), we are blind-sided and unprepared. Today I want to talk to you about a marriage that will never blind-side you, and a husband that will never leave you nor forsake you!

Isaiah 54:5 says "For your maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is His name; and your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole Earth."

From the days of John the Baptist until now, mankind has been entering into a marriage with the eternal bridegroom Jesus Christ that costs them no money whatsoever. In fact, He allows you to trade your sin, heartache, shame, and pain, for life and life more abundantly!

To marry means to form an affinity with. Affinity means to become related to. Married means to dwell, to remain, to settle.

Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior desires to form a relationship with us that will remain. He desires to dwell with us throughout eternity!

Revelation 19:7-8 reads, "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the linen is the righteous acts of the saints."

Praise God!!!! This wedding will cost me nothing, not even the cost of a dress, for my righteous acts are my fine linen! To live righteously means to live in a way that is just; to walk in proper judgment; and to be equitable or holy. This life is a perpetual preparation for our eternal wedding. And guess what, you even have a wedding planner.... the Holy Spirit. If we would only listen, the wedding planner of our souls will lead you in all truth and righteousness. He keeps us on the straight and narrow throughout this life so that we may behold our bridegroom face to face when this natural life is over! The Holy Spirit is our wedding planner, make-up artist, hairstylist, nail technician, dress maker, florist...... He is everything we need to prepare us for our "big day"!

God is calling for a renewed commitment to Him! He's calling for us to live righteously. If you are ready to answer the call, recite the following:

I, (insert your name here), take you Jesus, to be my Lord and Savior, to honor and serve from this day forward, when this walk is easy and when it is not so easy, whether I have financial abundance or just enough, whether I encounter sickness or if I live in health, no matter what comes or what goes, I love and devote myself to your service from this day forward, Amen.

I pray you have found this post helpful. May the grace of God surround you this day! As always, leave a comment if you desire to do so!