Grace for your spirit
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin. II Corinthians 11:2
A betrothal in Bible times was nothing like the engagement ritual we experience today. It was not an on again, off again, give me the ring back ritual. It was a binding commitment to purity, until the day of the marriage. Faithfulness was demanded and expected. Paul felt the same way about our betrothal to Jesus. As Christian, we are the betrothed brides of Christ. Rising from the waters of baptism, washed in the blood of the Lamb, we enter the betrothal in purity, and are expected to be presented to our bridegroom in purity. Someday at the marriage supper, His bride will be presented to Him. May we be in that number, in purity.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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