![]() The wedding day of Jesus and His Bride cost the Father dearly. Be it is loved and therein lies its true worth. And while the simple thought of walking my little girl down the aisle to be married bring me to tears, my emotions pale in comparison to how God the Father views the Church, the Bride of Christ. But today I am also part of the Bride of Christ. Someday I will be the Father of the Bride. ” Thanks to Addie, this amazing little princess, who faces the challenges of each day with reckless abandon, I now have a better understanding of the Apostle Paul’s meaning. The words are not new to me, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. My daughter has given me a fresh glimpse of what it means to be a Christian. All that will remain will be a strong, mature and precious woman beaming with the joy of young love. Our beautiful Congolese angel is flying away.Īny pain, frustration or heart-ache will have faded into distant memory. There will be tears and smiles as we are overwhelmed by emotions too powerful to describe. Knowing me, I will try to say something profound or memorable, but all that I will be able to say will be “you are so beautiful” or “your mother and I are so proud of you”. But on that day, the past will be forgotten and we will simply bathe in the beauty of the present. The road to that sanctuary may have been a bumpy one. After all she is… perfect… just as her Heavenly Father intended her to be. On her wedding day, Addie’s eyes will be on a young man at the front of the sanctuary who will be wearing a rented tuxedo and scared to death. But love to hold and grew into something unique and beautiful. She was born in a far off land to another family who loved her and tried to care for her as best they could. Her dress will be fabulous (and expensive).īut the honor of walking her down the aisle will fall to me… wow! What have I done to deserve this? ![]() But someday I will take my little girl for one last walk and then her heart will belong to another. Rise up and shine forth my Beloved.Someday, Lord willing, I will walk Addie down the aisle. "From ugly ducking to swan, orphan to belonging, ashes to beauty,įrom powerless to empowered, from lack to abundance,ĭarkness to light, shining like stars in the sky. His victory on the Cross has transformed us into a kainos creation, brand new, never seen or heard of before, Emmanuel: God with us! GREATER THINGS shall we do because Jesus went to the Father. Overshadowed, protected and sheltered by His mighty wings, embraced by His everlasting arms, hearts ablaze, glory within, goodness and mercy at our heels, Every power and principality under our feet. Intimately known, knowing Him, His favourite, His Beloved, united and made one with His Spirit, now spotless, white as snow, redeemed, justified and sanctified by His Blood alone, deeply treasured and precious to Him, joint-heirs, hidden in and seated with Christ at the right hand of the Lapis Lazuli throne of God, surrounded by a sapphire sea, encircled by an emerald rainbow. Fully delighting in Him and Him fully delighting in us. We are not only God's children but the Bride of Christ, created to partner with Him to bring heaven to earth, with every power and principality in submission to Christ in us. "Rise up, my Beloved, arise and know who you truly are." Jesus is calling His Spotless Radiant Miraculous Bride forth in this hour. He is raising up His Radiant Ones, He is giving them such favor and influence and resources, He is repositioning them in each country, in each sphere of influence, to light up the dark places, to be His hands, His feet, His heart, to be Love to an orphaned world in need of the Father's Love, to war from rest, to trample the enemy, to disciple nations, and to manifest His heavenly agenda on the earth. The Lord showed me incessant visions of a swan, then swans migrating, and finally being strategically placed on His divine chessboard. Radiant Bride was birthed after seeing swans in the spirit for the past year and a half. "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you." - Isaiah 60:1
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