Wedding

I love weddings. It's a great event to celebrate the gift of love from God to bless this newly wed couple. I can't imagine myself walking down the aisle yet, but i always love to see the moment when the bride walks down the aisle to her bride and the moment where they say their vows.

Some time ago, I asked my friend, who'll be the groom for his wedding very soon.

I asked "I wonder would you cry, the moment you see her walking down the aisle and also when you say your vows to her? and i wonder will she cries when she say her vows."

"I don't know, some ppl cry when they say their vows", He said

"I hope you will cry for her too, hahaha... For me, most probably i'll cry la next time, i cannot tahan. "

"hahaha... I hope i won't. If she cry, i see her cry, then i might cry also, kao giak..." He said again.

"Maybe I'll cry even louder when i walk down the aisle, if the man i'm marrying is not handsome at all... hahahahaha" I said.

Nah... the last part is just a joke. I always expect the bride to cry when her man is reading his vow, coz that's so touching! But i hardly find man that will have tears running down their cheeks when their bride is walking towards them, down the aisle. I saw this in Bishop Jake's blog, he wrote about his daughter's wedding and how he walked her down the aisle hand in hand. See below. or click this

".....Well, when I walked her down the aisle and felt her trembling hand in mine, I looked up and there was her groom looking deeply into her eyes with tears unashamedly running down his cheeks and the same look of total enchantment that I have had since her mother birthed her! It was then that I almost lost it. I thought, “We do have something in common, we both love her and that is a good place to start!” So we were two wet-eyed dudes at the wedding, sniffing and snotty nosed....."

His son in law was in tears as he saw his bride walking down the aisle. I cannot imagine that, it must be a great joyful moment. Thus, i asked my friend, whether he'll cry on his wedding day, i hope he will!

IF i were that guy, i would definitely think of this song 'beautiful as you' the moment i see her walking down the aisle, it says "I've been waiting a life time for you, for you. And I've dreamed about you. Pictured in my mind who I would see. But I never imagined just how beautiful you'd be..."

Wow! such a breathe taking moment.

It also reminds me of the second coming of Christ, the church as the bride of Christ will be united with Christ the bridegroom. There will be the wedding ceremony to take place in heaven to celebrate the eternal union of Christ and His bride.

Who is the bride of Christ?

As believers in Jesus Christ, we are the bride of Christ that will wait with great anticipation for the day to come where we'll be united with Him.

Christ has given Himself sacrificially on the cross to pay the price and chosen His church (us) to be His bride. In Ephesians 5:25 - 27 it says "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. "

Now, we have been redeemed at a cost of His blood, and made holy, and also be filled with the holy spirit. Just as there was a betrothal period in biblical times during which the bride and groom were separated until the wedding, so it the bride of Christ separate from her Bridegroom during the church age. Our responsibility as His bride during the betrothal period is to be faithful and submissive to Him. Ephesians 5:24 - Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. And also to love Him with all our heart Deuteronomy 6:5 "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might."

And as the day comes at the second coming of Christ... we will rejoice and celebrate the wedding of Christ and His church. Revelation 19: 7 - 9 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God."

.... i still wonder, will Christ have tears in His eyes when He see His bride walking towards Him.... and how will we react... when we meet Him face to face in heaven one day? I wonder.... but i cannot imagine still... how it will be.