The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Corinthians 11:2b,
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"I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him."
As the one who took the gospel to Corinth, Paul uses the figurative term of "virgin" in a spiritual sense to describe the appointed completion of his evangelistic efforts. He desired to present these believers as a "pure virgin" to Jesus Christ.
We have all sinned. We have all disappointed the Lord, those around us at times, and ourselves. But when we are born into God's family we are imbued with the righteousness of Jesus Christ himself. He makes us holy and righteous in spite of all those things we may feel shame or disappointment for in our lives.
The writer of Hebrews says, "we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all", Hebrews 10:10.
In Ephesians 1:4, Paul says, "He [God] chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight."
One of my favorite passages in Scripture, a wonderful doxology, is Jude 24-25, "To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."
Jesus Christ makes us holy! He is able to present us before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy! As such we are figurative spiritual virgins before him! How wonderful is that?!
As the one who took the gospel to Corinth, Paul uses the figurative term of "virgin" in a spiritual sense to describe the appointed completion of his evangelistic efforts. He desired to present these believers as a "pure virgin" to Jesus Christ.
We have all sinned. We have all disappointed the Lord, those around us at times, and ourselves. But when we are born into God's family we are imbued with the righteousness of Jesus Christ himself. He makes us holy and righteous in spite of all those things we may feel shame or disappointment for in our lives.
The writer of Hebrews says, "we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all", Hebrews 10:10.
In Ephesians 1:4, Paul says, "He [God] chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight."
One of my favorite passages in Scripture, a wonderful doxology, is Jude 24-25, "To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."
Jesus Christ makes us holy! He is able to present us before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy! As such we are figurative spiritual virgins before him! How wonderful is that?!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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