“Prayer is the ultimate love song between Yahshua (Jesus) our “Bridegroom” and His beloved redeemed remnant, whom He calls His “bride”. ”
The Almighty proclaimed, “Kiss the Son that He not be angry.” (Psalm 2:12) If we truly love our Savior, we certainly do not want Him to be angry with us. We are all so prone to have our backs turned to Yahshua (Jesus). It is most grievous, that multitudes of “professing believers” are so distracted and preoccupied with this world that they throw Him half-hearted lip-serving kisses, while they run after the enticing tangible things of this passing world. Messiah longs for us to diligently seek His face and cling closely and tightly to Him with wholehearted devotion and allegiance. At the conclusion of Scripture He has this to say to the various congregations then and now, “I have this against you, that you have left your first love” and many of you have become “lukewarm”, self serving, and superficial. (Revelation 2:4, 3:16) Yahshua (Jesus) continues by stressing the necessity to “repent” and “overcome” the flesh, the world, and Satan’s temptations and deceptions. (Revelation 2:7, 3:19,21, 19:6-9) Our Savior is longingly waiting for us and likewise we must be longingly waiting for Him. (Hebrews 9:28) The indwelling Holy Spirit is urging the redeemed remnant to draw intimately close to Yahshua (Jesus) in continual fervent prayer and worship. May “the words of our mouth and the meditation and inclination of our heart” become as spiritual kisses and a love song to our Blessed Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)
Prayer is a sacred privilege and treasure never ever to be taken for granted or neglected. Such a blessed gift to communicate with our Creator and Savior must never be a ritual of going through empty motions, asking for what we want, and hoping we have it as soon as possible. Our God and Savior alone is to be our heart’s desire and “exceedingly great reward.” (Genesis 15:1) Therefore, prayer is not a brief check-in or half-hearted one way conversation. It is not an obligation to give to “the everlasting lover of our souls” a token acknowledgement, a squeezed in small portion of our all too busy day. (see Jeremiah 31:3) NO, no, no! Our Redeemer alone deserves the utmost, undivided, loving attention, and wholehearted affection and focus of our lives, hearts, and minds. Prayer is the ultimate love song between Yahshua (Jesus) our “Bridegroom" and His beloved redeemed remnant, whom He calls His “bride”. (See 2 Corinthians 5:17, Revelation 19:6-9) It is the first commandment that we “love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.” (Mark 12:30) Yahshua (Jesus) must become our all in all so that everyone and everything else pales in comparison, as we eagerly prepare as a holy bride to be together forever with Him in His Kingdom. (See Mark 10:29-31, Luke 12:36, 14:26, Philippians 3:20, Jude 1:21)
“ “I, Your Maker am Your husband””
Knowing our identity in the Spirit will encourage us to cultivate the language of love in an intimate, prayerful relationship with our blessed Savior. The biblical concept “of the Bridegroom and the Bride” is eternally important and easy to understand as we study and take to heart a few key scriptural references. The Jewish Messiah made it clear to His Jewish disciples that He is the Bridegroom. (See Matthew 9:14-15,22:1-14, 25:1-12, John 3:29,14:2-3, Revelation 19:5-9, 21:9, 22:17) The disciples understood this because the God of Israel, the Father of our Savior, had proclaimed, “I, Your Maker am Your husband.” (See Isaiah 54:5, Jeremiah 3:14) After His resurrection, Yahshua (Jesus) sent Apostle Shaul (Paul) to the Gentiles “to minister the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:16) The ultimate acceptable offering to our Savior Bridegroom is nothing less than a pure and holy bride. The righteous redeemed remnant continues to be diligent and passionate in their surrendered obedience, always “finding out what is pleasing” to their God and Savior according to His written word and perfect will. (Ephesians 5:10) The holy remnant is compelled by the love of the indwelling Holy Spirit, to bring glory to their Heavenly Father and Savior through their words and their deeds.
“Yahshua (Jesus) draws us with His infinite cords of love, pulling us higher and higher into His glorious spiritual embrace””
Apostle Paul magnifies the reference to the bride of Yahshua (Jesus) saying, “I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin [separate from the sinful flesh nature and its desires for the world] and holy to Messiah [Christ].” ( 2 Corinthians 5:17) Those who are saved through faith in the atoning blood of Yahshua (Jesus) covering their repentant sins, are “born again” spiritual “new creations.” (John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17) “There is neither Jew nor [Gentile] … male nor female; for you [the redeemed] are all one in Messiah …” (Galatians 3:28) The remnant who are truly “born again” are under the rulership of the indwelling Holy Spirit. They are no longer natural earthly beings, but are spiritual supernatural “new creations”. (John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17) Yahshua (Jesus) said that in His holy kingdom our heavenly eternal bodies “will be like the angels.” (Mark 12:25) Our Savior longs to carry us in His bonds of love to the place He has spiritually prepared for us in His Father’s heavenly kingdom. Listen to His heart of love proclaimed through these words, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:2-3) Yahshua (Jesus) draws us with His infinite cords of love, pulling us higher and higher into His glorious spiritual embrace, beseeching us saying, “Come away with Me, don’t go back to the flesh and the world that I delivered you out of.” Messiah’s ever present love entices us to break free from all competing affections and desires of the flesh and worldly interests, to “diligently seek Him with all our heart” until we find Him to be the utmost true love and fulfillment of our life. (James 4:4, Luke 14:25-27, Jeremiah 29:13)
““Though I have not seen Him, I love Him, and though I do not see Him now, but believe in Him, I greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory” ”
“We love, because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) Yahshua (Jesus) is the Living Word, and He proclaimed “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” (see John 1:1, 14:15) As we seek Him through His written word, with a heart of surrendered obedience, we will come to know Him more personally and intimately. Simultaneously, as we spend time in His presence praying, praising and worshiping Him, the bonds of love between the bride and the Bridegroom are cinched tighter and tighter. We find ourselves longing to spend more time with Yahshua (Jesus), because He has become the utmost desire of our heart and our one true love. Our focus and joy are no longer in the world because we are learning “to live and move and have our being in the Spirit” inseparably one with our beloved Savior. (Acts 17:28) The holy remnant, men and women, who “count the cost” to grow in their relationship with their Bridegroom can truly say, “Though I have not seen Him, I love Him, and though I do not see Him now, but believe in Him, I greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.” (1 Peter 1:8) It is written, “…The love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 5:5) Open up the floodgates of your heart and shower Yahshua (Jesus) with inexpressible love as spiritual kisses that are due to the Son who redeemed us with His own blood. Pucker up in the Spirit; He is waiting!
Our Savior YAHshua (Jesus) died for us so that we may live together with him forever (1 Thessalonians 5:10). As the Bible says, “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). We must all have the heart of David, who cried out in the Psalms, saying: “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple” (Psalm 27:4). Similarly, our souls should long for the courts of YAHveh (God) – to behold the beauty of His face and to reign with Him forever.
Forever may seem so impossible but with our God all things are possible. Indeed, His love for us is real and He is making a new heaven and a new earth where his chosen, redeemed people will live. Accordingly, those who hear the call and accept YAHshua (Jesus) as their King and Savior will reign with Him together forever! Our King does not want any to perish but instead wants all of His creation to be with him together forever. Indeed, our great hope is that someday soon we will be with Him, together forever for all our days. Rejoice in this great promise my dear friends and spread this joyous, redemptive news to others!
A heart to heart prayer with our Savior
Yahshua (Jesus), I humbly ask that You bring me up higher and higher in the Spirit where I long to be with You now and eternally. Please forgive me for being so preoccupied with the cares and desires of this passing world that my back has been turned to You. I’m sorry and repent for grieving Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for loving me so much that You redeemed Me with Your sacrificial blood, yet I have not made You the first and utmost love of my life. I am so prone to have my attention and focus on eternally worthless distractions that keep me earthbound instead of focused heavenward. Please deliver me and help me to turn my back on all my flesh’s desires for worldly gratification. I want You to be the primary focus of my life, as I spiritually prepare to be ready and waiting for Your return and Kingdom. I ask You to help and deliver me from strongholds and bondages that are like gravitational pulls on my soul, please set me free to follow You.
I pray that I am ready to ascend to new heights in the Spirit as I leave behind the things which seemed so important, but are now meaningless compared to being with You in Your presence, where there is fullness of joy. Thank You for the indwelling Holy Spirit that is drawing me with Your love that I will grow spiritually to know You, not only as my Savior but as my eternal Bridegroom. I pray that You help me with Your amazing grace to get my flesh nature under the control of the Holy Spirit. I wholeheartedly repent and ask You to forgive me of my sins and cleanse me with Your sacrificial blood. Yahshua (Jesus) I want to be found holy and pleasing in Your sight. Please help me to work out my salvation and to fight the good fight of faith. By the power of Your Holy Spirit may I overcome my sinful flesh, the world’s pulls, and Satan’s enticements and deceptions. Thank You for redeeming me to be Your treasured possession, united in Your eternal bonds of unfailing love, so that we will be together forever. HaleluYAH Amen!
