GOD’S WORD FOR OCTOBER 9

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

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THE COMING WEDDING DAY

And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” Revelation 19:9

D.L. MOODY

I would rather die tonight and be sure of sharing the bliss of the purified in yon world of light than live for centuries with the wealth of  this world at my feet, and miss the marriage supper of the Lamb. I have missed many appointments in my life, but by the grace of God, I mean to make sure of that one. Why, the blessed privilege of sitting down at the marriage supper of the Lamb, to see the King in His beauty, to be forever with the Lord—who would miss it?

ERWIN LUTZER

Let me emphasize this: In most weddings today, the bride is the center of the attention. The groom shows up and stands at the front of the altar, but for the most part, nobody looks at him particularly. But at the marriage supper of the Lamb, the focus is going to be on the Groom, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.

Many years ago, when the Reverend Paul Gibson retired as principal of Cambridge, a portrait of him was commissioned and unveiled. And when Rev. Gibson looked at it, he actually paid a well-deserved compliment to the artist and said, “When people look at this, they aren’t going to say, ‘Who’s that man?’ They’re going to say ‘Who painted the portrait?’” I believe throughout all of eternity, the question is not going to be so much, “Who are the redeemed?” but rather, “Who was their Redeemer?” It’s all going to be about Jesus. And what a time that’s going to be.

No wonder the multitude cries, “Let us rejoice and exult!” (Revelation 19:7). All of that is coming in our future. And like Moody, we might miss weddings here on Earth but let us not miss the marriage supper of the Lamb. All who have trusted Christ will be invited.

    PRAYER

    Father, thank you for uniting me to your Son, and for making me a member of the church, His bride. May I be pure and faithful to you.

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Revelation 19:7

    “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.”

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Matthew 22:2

    “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.”

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Luke 14:15

    “When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, ‘Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.’”

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Isaiah 25:6

    “On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.”

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Matthew 25:10

    “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.”

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Ephesians 5:25

    “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

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Revelation 21:2

    “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.”

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Songs of Solomon 2:4

    “Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love.”

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John 3:29

    “The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom who stands and listens for him rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.”

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Revelation 19:8

    “Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.”

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