Let us rejoice and exalt him and give him glory,
because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come.
And his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, shining bright and clear,
has been given to her to wear,
and the fine linen represents
the righteous deeds of his holy believers.
Then the angel said to me,
“Write these words: Wonderfully blessed are those
who are invited to feast at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!”
And then he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
(Revelation 19:7-9 TPT)
Today, let us pray that Bride of Christ – the Church – will be the fullness of what God has created her to be. May she be Light in great darkness, shining God’s glory into the world. May she be hope and grace and peace in a world desperate for these things. And may each member of this precious Body glow brilliantly with Holy Spirit’s manifested presence.
“I sense the Lord saying: “You are My city set on a hill, You are My light in the darkness, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon you, My beautiful Bride.” (See Matt. 5:14-16, Isa. 60:1, Rev. 19:7-9.)
“You are the light of the world, and the glory of the Lord is glistening from His beautiful Bride! She is illuminated by His beauty and light. She refuses to dim her light or compromise her purity. She stands out. She has been so long with the King that her countenance reflects the very beauty of His holiness.
“Just as anxiety is mounting on the earth, a beautiful Bride is being raised up. She is walking through the door, even now. The ‘beauty of the Lord’ is upon her, as her face shines with the light of the glory of God. Her train is very long, shimmering with brilliant rays of light. Her countenance is nearly blinding because the atmosphere of Heaven illuminates her from within.
“She is His Bride, and just like a flock of hummingbirds can be referred to as a bouquet, a glittering, or a shimmer, so is His Bride a bouquet of beauty and the brilliant glow of His manifest presence.” – Steve Porter*
Almighty God,
Pour out your Spirit upon us, your Children, so your Church – your Body – can be the fullness of what you have created it to be, we ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN.
“Your lives light up the world. For how can you hide a city that stands on a hilltop? And who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it’s placed where everyone in the house can benefit from its light. So don’t hide your light! Let it shine brightly before others, so that your commendable works will shine as light upon them, and then they will give their praise to your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16 TPT)
“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1 NIV)
*https://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=23839