[This reflection was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 08/January/2022]
Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith[1]
Recently I saw a beautiful bride on the television screen which reduced me to tears, it occurred to me this is how Jesus sees His Church, a bride without spot or wrinkle. Ephesians Chapter 5 v 25 to 27 says that’s how Jesus loves us because of His shed blood on Calvary’s cross, He made us free from sin, pure and holy.
Jesus is asking us to go deeper with Him to enter into fellowship with Him, it is such a privilege. Psalm 24 asks us to lift up our heads and look at Him that He may come into us and we can fellowship with Him, then He will help us fight our battles, for He is strong and mighty.
How would it be if Jesus was outside our church and trying to get in. Every time He tried to enter, the door closed in His face and He never got to come in. Later we learnt that He’d been standing outside and the King of Glory couldn’t get near us.
It’s the same with our lives, we are so busy doing our own thing and Jesus is saying, “let me in”. Revelation 3 v20 says: He wants to share every moment, every occasion and activity. Even the most trickiest of problems, like the small metal puzzles in the Christmas crackers, just one turn and it’s solved.
God has the answer, ask Him for the solution. He knows the way through the wilderness, all we have to do is follow. Then we will have deep communion with our Saviour, loving Him and He loving us. We will then be radiant just like that beautiful bride, ready for a life of expectancy and hope.
Every blessing,
[1] Hebrews 12 v2
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Chris Ginter
January 2022