Yesterday, I read in Luke 12:35-38 that those who are watching for the Master’s return will be blessed. We need to be faithfully working and looking for the Bridegroom to come. The days we are living in are pointing to a soon return of the Lord for His faithful servants. But what if some are not watching? The Lord continued His admonition in Luke 13:25-27,

“When once the Master of the house had risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord open for us,’ and He will answer… ‘I do not know you, where are you from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’”

Many people listen to worship music in their car, watch sermons on television or participate in activities at their local church and think that they are living for God.  These are like wedding crashers who pretend to follow the Lord just to enjoy some of the perks of His kingdom.  It is not enough to simply attend church each week, or listen to services on the Internet. We need to have a close, personal relationship with the Lord, to be serving Him and worshipping Him in Spirit and in truth day and night. We need to be seeking Him in prayer and obeying His voice and applying His Word to our daily lives.  There will not be any wedding crashers to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. No one will be able to bluff their way in to the kingdom of our Lord. The Lord knows each of His children by name and by face. He knows where they are and what they are going through at every moment.

Now is the time, more than ever before, that we need to be faithful servants, watching for signs of the Lord’s return and calling others to also receive the invitation to be part of the Lord’s glorious Bride. Blessed are those who will be found standing in the third watch of the night, anticipating their Master’s arrival. Listen to Psalm 134,

“Behold, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD! Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. The LORD who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion!”

May you know Him and be known by Him today. “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12)

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We, as believers, are also awaiting that day when our Bridegroom will come and take us to His wedding feast. He has called us to be watching and ready for His return. Even though the day seems to be waning and times are growing darker, it is good to be reminded now and then to,

“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.” (Luke 12:35-38)

The second watch of the night would be from 9:00 PM to midnight; the third watch was from midnight to 3:00 AM. It seems like the times are getting very late and many are growing weary. The evil of this world seems to be growing darker and darker. But God’s promises still pierce through the darkness like stars in the sky, reminding us that He is faithful and that we should always be looking for His appearing. What a blessing it will be when our Master comes to catch His bride away! Even at such a late hour and after a long and exhausting day, the Master will gird Himself and serve us, His faithful servants, a banquet of unequaled splendor. What a lively celebration that will be!

Our Master is coming SOON!!! Are you watching or are you dozing off? It is getting late and darkness is spreading over the world, but that means we are closer than ever to His return. Be vigilant! Keep your eyes open and your ears tuned to the sound of His coming so you will be ready to open the door to welcome Him at His trumpet call. For He comes with great blessings for those He finds faithful until the end.

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There is an intriguing picture of a marriage in Hosea 12:12,

“Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, and for a wife he tended sheep.”

We see a picture of two brides here. After Jacob served Laban seven years for his bride, he was surprised to wake up and find Leah, her sister, in his bed instead of Rachel. But the marriage was already consummated. He had to tend Laban’s sheep for another seven years to gain the wife he wanted.  Leah was his spouse. He was faithful and took care of her, but he did not love her. Rachel, however, was his wife, the love of his heart. There are many people today who are married to spouses. They are committed to one another and the family, but there is no spark of love between them. And there are others who are married to a true husband or wife. They share a deep bond of love that grows year by year with their relationship.

When God brought His people out of Egypt, He met with them at Mount Sinai and betrothed them to Himself as a bride. Hosea 12:9-13 describes how the Lord wooed his people, “Ever since the land of Egypt…I have also spoken by the prophets, and have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets…” But what kind of bride was Israel in return? Hosea 11:7 says,

“My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, none at all exalt Him.”

The Lord’s unfaithful spouse did not return the deep love to Him that He held for her.

There are many people today who call themselves believers. They invoke His name and speak religious phrases like “God is good” or “God bless our country”. But there is a difference between being a spouse and being a wife. There are so many who call the Most High their God, but they do not exalt Him in their hearts or lives. They do not have the deep, loving relationship with God that a true husband and wife share. It is vital to know that the Lord God still loves all His people and yearns for them to draw close to Him and honor Him in all they do.

What kind of bride of Christ are you? Are you merely a spouse, committed to God in words or actions but not really feeling that spark of love in your heart? Or are you a wife with a deep bond, a relationship that exalts Him as your head and the love of your heart and honors and trusts His leading in your life? The Lord loves you dearly and is wooing you today to come deep into His presence and to be enveloped in His arms of love. There you will find comfort and peace for every situation and rest for your soul.

Run to the Lord, your loving husband today. He is waiting for you with open arms and will never turn you away or say He’s too busy. He is more than a spouse to us—He is our Best Friend!

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