The Wedding

My wife Mary and I were honored to attend the wedding of one of our friend’s daughter this past weekend. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding and we were blessed with fairly comfortable temperature and a nice breeze. The whole event was well done. It was a happy occasion for all involved.

Weddings are quite the ordeal to plan. From choosing just the right cake, just the right dress and just the right venue plus all the other details a wedding is a major event as it should be. There is no end as to how much some parents are willing to spend just to get their adult children out of the house.

Regardless of how much planning or how much money is spent on the wedding the whole event leads to and culminates with four simple words, “I Do” and “I Do”. Those four words change everything in the life of the Bride and Groom. By the saying of those simple words the covenant is sealed. Instantly the bride looses her maiden name and takes the name of the groom. This is a key moment in the life of every young couple. It is the moment when the groom says, take my name and I will make a life for the two of us. It is the moment when the bride takes the name of her groom and by doing so she is saying, I will take your name and I will follow you and join you in making a life for the two of us.

The same thing happens when Jesus Christ calls you to become his disciple. He calls you to follow him in the making of a new life for you. A life with a new purpose and a new name. From that moment you are know as a Christian. You are presented to the Father of the Groom as sinless and worthy of the Name you have agreed to take as His follower, disciple and Bride.

As with all weddings this one happened with great cost. It could not be paid with coins or cash or even credit. It was purchased with the blood of the God’s only Son, the perfect Lamb of God. No one has ever paid such a great price for a wedding, but it was what God the Father and Christ the Son were willing to pay so that you and I could live for eternity in the Father’s house.

The great thing about this spiritual wedding is there is room for everyone and all are invited. I’ll see you at the reception. Oh, one more thing, RSVP is required. You better do that now!

Love God. Go Love Others.