Mystery of Marriage with Christ 6-11-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I want to know You and be known by You. I want to abide in You and know You abide in me -- in the closest communion the created can have with the Creator. ... The union You desire between the Creator and the created, between Christ and the church, is a great mystery of faith. Through the abiding of Your Holy Spirit within us, we are the body of Christ and the bride of Christ -- created for union and prepared in communion to be one with You in Spirit as a man and woman become one in marriage: "In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one every hates his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, because we are members of His body. 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church" (Ephesians 5.28-32). Father, help us understand more of this mystery. Help us to embrace and experience this mystery as the plan and purpose of our creation. You are Love and You have created us for a relationship of love with You. Love requires relationship. As God, You are One in the perfect union of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As our God Who created us for union in the mystery of faith, You are making us one with You, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world. "Anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him" (1 Corinthians 6.17). What an amazing mystery, what an amazing honor. Lord, let it be so. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please cover us in prayer as I teach and minister on inner healing and deliverance that prepares the bride of Christ at Church of the Savior in Lexington, Ky tonight at 6:30. aGod bless you as the Holy Spirit continues to prepare you for the coming of our King. To subscribe/unsubscribe/reply please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!