January 29
“As the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee” (Isa. 62:5).
The above verse indicates at once that the object of all His dealings with us is fellowship with
Himself. That goal, towards which He is drawing us on step by step, so that we cannot draw
back, is the highest joy of perfect oneness and union with our Lord. The Bible says: ‘the
bridegroom rejoices over the bride’. That speaks of the pure joy that rises only from a
fellowship of life, which is the gift of God.
God’s purpose in giving Eve to Adam as a companion was for fellowship. God wants us all to
have that true fellowship. This word fellowship is a unique word in the Bible and no one can
truly understand it who is not born again. The fellowship with the Father and the Son is wholly
and solely and entirely for those who have received new life from Him, and who abide with
Him and in Him forever and ever. That is how we define the love of God. It is the life of God
flowing into us and our life flowing towards God. True fellowship is mutual and will bring into
us a real divine likeness and conformity to the image of His Son.
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God wants you | January 30
January 30
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb, is come,
and his wife hath made herself ready” (Rev. 19:7).
In Revelation 21 the Church is compared to a bride adorned for her husband — a bride
prepared to receive in fullness the love and joy and wisdom of God and the very heart-secrets
of her Lord. When you go to heaven the Lord will share everything with you without any
compulsion, and yet you will be glad to be in subjection to Him throughout eternity.
Now do you understand why your Lord wants you to be His? Now do you understand why He
is calling you, loving you and disciplining you? It is even that He may rejoice over you with
heavenly rejoicing, and that you may have intimacy with God the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost that the angels can never know. It is that you may enjoy the sweetest love through
all eternity — that you may know the great joy of being loved with a heavenly, everlasting
love.
All the heavenly powers are waiting to see God’s glory and beauty in you and God wants you
to be the object of His delight and affection. Will you not allow Him to bring you into that
enjoyment?