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| The Warrior Bride of Christ |
Have you ever been in a Bible study that inspired you and moved you to take action? Have you heard about the bride of Christ in waiting? Have you been convicted of not using a God given gift lately?
Yes, yes, and yes are my answers to these question.
Beth Fortune was our ladies’ Bible study teacher this summer in a six week series called Completely His: Loving Jesus Without Limits. She began by showing us through scripture A Love Story Like No Other in one of our sessions. Beth reminded us that our bridegroom has gone to prepare a place for us and that our love story is from everlasting to everlasting.
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| "I go to prepare a place for you." Jesus said in John 14:2. |
Then Beth opened our eyes to the Ancient Jewish Wedding Ceremony with supporting scriptures that showed us Jesus Christ’s proposal, the price He paid, and what we are to wear while waiting for His return. This section was called, Saying Yes to the Dress: What does it look like to be the Bride of Christ…waiting on her Bridegroom. As we looked at scriptures, we saw how we are to live in the wait using the gifts from the Son, gifts from God the Father, and gifts from the Holy Spirit.
I was convicted and motivated to use a God given gift I haven’t used in twenty years, Then deep inside me, to draw a concept of the Bride of Christ standing ready on the battlefield of life. Prayer was my weapon when fear and doubt caused me to throw down the pencil and run from the task. Like the Warrior Bride, I put on the full armor of God, picked up the pencil again and to applied what was given to me by Him.
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readings given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Ephesians 6:13-17 ESV
With the thread of Beth Fortune’s teaching, the fabric of the Word, and a pencil as my needle, I crafted The Warrior Bride of Christ sketch. At the end of the Bible study, Beth gave each attendee a bookmark with the picture of the drawing to remind them of the Groom’s return and the accessories He has given us in the wait.
What about you, have you attended an inspiring Bible study or challenged to use a rusty gift lately?
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| Beth Fortune |
Uplifting blessings,
Carolyn
