God’s Bride

Message by, Ps Dalbir Singh9 Jan 2010

2 Corinthians 11:2

I am jealous for you, just as God is; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised in marriage to one man only, Christ himself.

Ezekiel 16:11-14

I put jewels on you – bracelets and necklaces. I gave you a nose-ring and earrings and a beautiful crown to wear. You had ornaments of gold and silver and you always wore clothes of embroidered linen and silk. You ate bread made from the best flour, and had honey and olive-oil to eat. Your beauty was dazzling, and you became a queen. You became famous in every nation for your perfect beauty, because I was the one who made you so lovely.” This is what the Sovereign Lord says.

Beauty is the possession and expression of the nature of God.

2 Corinthians 3:18

All of us, then, reflect the glory of the Lord with uncovered faces; and that same glory, coming from the Lord, who is the Spirit, transforms us into his likeness in an ever greater degree of glory.

Luke 15

God’s woos to us - lost sheep, lost coin and lost son.

4 stages

Stage 1 You’re single – No God – you rule your own life.

Stage 2 A response awakens in you – you show interest.

Stage 3 Dating and engagement – but not “In Christ” yet.

Stage 4 Full surrender – 1 flesh. You take on the name of Christ. Your name written in the Book of Life.