Weddings
And the groom called me, just after the new tiers had been
announced, and I asked him how he was doing. And he said “Yeah, I’m fine
really. We’re going to get married – that’s the important thing. And I’m really
excited.”
See a wedding is great fun because it’s a party, and you get
to see all your friends, and eat lots of cake, but really, it’s about two
people who love each other making promises and starting a life together. That’s
what marriage is all about, and so we can be thankful this year, that even
though weddings are weird, marriage doesn’t change
And it makes sense that we’re excited by weddings, because
the Bible tells us that all history is working towards a wedding. Not a wedding
of two people, but a wedding of Jesus Christ and His church. Not quite like a
wedding the way we imagine it, all Christians aren’t going to try and fit into
a big wedding dress, but it’s a symbol of the closeness of the relationship
that Jesus has with all believers.
It says in the last book of the Bible, that at this wedding
at the end of history, a great multitude of people will shout “Hallelujah, for
our Lord God almighty reigns, let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory,
for the wedding of the lamb [that’s a name used to describe Jesus] has come”.
Those words have been made famous in the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s
Messiah. But the hallelujah, the rejoicing comes at this great wedding.
So next time you’re at a wedding, remember what it’s all about,
2 people who love each other and want to be in a committed relationship. And
remember too that that is how committed Jesus is to loving each one of us.
Matt Gurtler
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