{"id":55,"date":"2012-03-22T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T18:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpc.168prayer.org\/?p=55"},"modified":"2012-06-06T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T15:34:41","slug":"the-wife-and-the-lamb-christs-illogical-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpc.168prayer.org\/?p=55","title":{"rendered":"The Church – Christ’s “Bone of Bones, Flesh of Flesh”"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. \u00a0The man said, \u201cThis is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called \u2018woman,\u2019 for she was taken out of man.\u201d For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. \u2013 Genesis 2:22-25<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

During the past several weeks, we shared on the picture of joy that Christ saw of His Bride and Wife, the Holy City.\u00a0 From that picture, we get a glimpse of our future Kingdom roles as His helper in governing nations and their market places.\u00a0 Furthermore, we saw that as His Bride, we have a market place responsibility today to prepare for the Wife\u2019s role, as the \u201chelper\u201d in Christ\u2019s Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Last week, we began to dig deeper into the idea of the \u201cwife\u201d<\/a> and how that speaks of the relationship Christ desires with us.\u00a0 When Jesus returns to establish His Kingdom rule, a wedding will be held to signify His relationship with the Church.\u00a0 What does this mean?\u00a0 We get some insights by looking back to the very first wedding God officiated in Eden, where the scriptures describe His intent for the marriage institution. \u00a0This first marriage between the First Adam to Eve represents a model that foreshadows the Last Adam\u2019s relationship with the Church.<\/p>\n

It seems unimaginable.\u00a0 But in declaring us as His wife, Christ conveys a connection of intimacy with us as \u201cbone of His bones and flesh of His flesh\u201d.\u00a0 And as \u201ca man leaves his father and mother to be united to his wife\u201d, so Christ commits Himself to our partnership, to our Kingdom destiny.\u00a0 We become the center of His heart, His focus and priority, just as a husband dedicates himself to his wife.\u00a0 Although our relationship with the Father has been cut off by sin, but through this marriage with Christ, we become the Father\u2019s children.\u00a0 And there is no shame because His love has overpowered any fear of judgment in us.\u00a0 We will be judged, but there will be no fear in it.<\/p>\n

Why Christ would save us from eternal condemnation by His grace is already beyond our comprehension.\u00a0 But even more incredible, He intends to elevate us to the position of His Wife, His Helper, as Eve was Adam\u2019s helper. \u00a0This is beyond unconditional love!\u00a0 This is illogical love \u2013 a love that cannot be explained or justified by reason!\u00a0 This love that establishes the New Jerusalem, will become our template, our model to further establish nations in Christ\u2019s Kingdom.\u00a0 Such fruit of His love, through the cross, is the joy set before Christ.<\/p>\n

Next week, we will ponder on the significance of being Christ\u2019s Kingdom \u201cHelper\u201d, as Eve was Adam\u2019s kingdom \u201chelper\u201d.<\/p>\n

Market Place Prayer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May the Lord grant the 10,500<\/a> market place leaders a foretaste of the Bridegroom\u2019s love \u2013 the \u201cillogical love\u201d that establishes the Holy City, the center of Christ\u2019s Kingdom, His treasure possession.\u00a0 Let us see a foreshadow of the splendor of our market places as we reflect the glory and honor of Jesus Christ (Revelation 21:24-26).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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