When love is glorious

Ephesians 5:27 tells us that Jesus is going to return for a glorious church one not having spot nor wrinkle. Let’s take a look at this scripture from the plank; and not to understate the spiritual principles of this verse at all, but to see it through the eyes of Love. When Jesus tells us in Matt. 7 to walk the “straight and narrow”, it’s not because God is a prude. It’s a statement of design. He is telling us what His bride looks like, how she dresses. You see, glorious isn’t some ambiguous word about a condition that only God knows. It’s His love language for His bride. 

Think about it; husbands/wives remember a moment when you looked at your spouse and said “you look glorious”. By the way, love isn’t just skin deep either. It’s the way we move, act, and speak, our attitude, everything about us that contributes to that statement.

One more example; Song of Solomon is a great book to read to get an idea of the love language of Glorious. When you ask your beloved if they would like to join you on a romantic weekend or something, what is the response? Well, I’m really busy with, or I’m just tired I really don’t feel like being that way and on and on. Would you schedule that event? No. Glorious means we are passionate about Him and what He is about, and where He is. 

Song of Solomon shows us scriptural evidence in chapter 5 of this kind of heart and it wasn’t glorious. It’s not something to fake to avoid confrontation like we do with others; it’s a love language that the Lord wants to engage with us. To the point that our passions for Him are stronger than the pulls of this society and age and we begin to echo the passions of the Spirit. 

Revelation 22:17 sums it up pretty well; the Spirit and the bride say “COME”, same passion, same language. We celebrated Pentecost again this week remembering when Holy Spirit was given. Maybe we can take that further with this in mind, and practice our love language with Him. COME, we are passionate for you our King.
See you on the Plank.

Seeing Through a Clear Lense

The proper understanding of grace is never at the expense of truth, and the proper understanding of truth is never at the expense of grace. As we face an ever changing dynamic of the human expression, the church must step out of personal preference. The proper way to give agape love is without the filter of the flesh nature which means we give grace and truth without sympathizing with sin.