#DailyDevotion The Church, Christ’s Bride Is Glorious
Psalm 45 9Among Your noble women are kings’ daughters; The queen in gold from Ophir will take her place at Your right hand.
As Jesus is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, so too His bride, the Church take her place at Jesus’ right hand. Jesus in Revelation 4 speaks to us, “21“Be victorious, and I will have you sit with Me on My throne, as I have won the victory and have sat down with My Father on His throne.” We are meant to rule with Christ over creation.
10Listen, daughter, look, and turn your ear to me: Forget your people and your father’s home. 11The King longs for your beauty — He’s your Lord — bow down to Him.
So here, we as the Church and members of it are called to renounce this world and its age. We are not to cling to it, nor should we cling to anything or anyone in it. Jesus in the Gospels told us to hate father, mother, son, and daughter. He calls us even to hate our own life. When we do this we will find a much greater possession, Jesus Christ and His life. Jesus also promises more of all these things in the world to come where He reigns.
Jesus Christ, the King, our LORD, He longs for us. So much so that He suffers all, even death, to win us over to Himself. He pours out His blood to make atonement for our sins so we may be cleansed by it and be acceptable to be in His and the Father’s sight. Since He is our LORD, we should bow down before Him. Let us indeed bow ourselves down before Him so He may exalt us at the proper time.
12The people of Tyre, the richest of the people, want to win your favor with a gift.
At the resurrection, the Church is no longer despised nor are her children. The wealth of the nations comes to us. We shall have the glory that Christ Jesus bestows upon us.
13In her rooms the King’s daughter is altogether wonderful; her dress is interwoven with gold.
The righteousness of Christ covers us. He has removed our guilt and shame. We now are renewed in His light. As such we are altogether wonderful. The Church is more glorious than any model in Vogue. We are more wonderful than any queen at any coronation.
14In her many-colored robes she is led to the King; the virgins, her friends, following her, are brought to You. 15With joy and delight they are brought in and come into the King’s palace. 16Your sons will take the place Your ancestors had, and You will make them rulers all over the earth. 17I will cause Your name to be remembered by all the people of the coming ages; and that is why the nations will praise You forever and ever.
So we, the Church, are led to our LORD Jesus Christ. Individually we are the virgins, friends and sons. We are made rulers all over the earth. In verse 17, we hearken back to our LORD Jesus Christ. We, His Church, cause His name to be remembered by all the people now and in the coming ages. We cause the nations to praise Jesus Christ, God’s Son, forever and ever.
Heavenly Father, eye has not seen nor ear has heard what you have planned for us in the age to come but by Your prophets You have given us clues comparing it to things of this world. Give us faith to believe this and increase our faith in Jesus Christ, Your Son our LORD so we may see and hear it ourselves on the day of His revelation. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.