Today, my
pastor’s daughter is scheduled to be wed. The location is outside, in the midst
of one of the pastor’s fields. He has worked on it for months; clearing the
land, removing all the brush and making sure that is level and beautiful, for
his only daughter.
My husband and I received our invitations the
last part of March, I believe. We talked about it; got excited for it and
obtained for her and her beloved a very, very nice gift. We were planning to go
to what should be one of the gala events, within our Christian community.
Yesterday,
the weather was absolutely beautiful! It was just slightly overcast enough, to
keep back the harsh elements of the sun and cool enough to be comfortable. Then
late last night it began to rain – no not just rain, but pour down buckets of
water that resembled the stories of the antediluvian flood – the rain that fell
in the days of Noah.
Again, this
morning and throughout the day the rain has continued. Therefore, I texted the
pastor’s wife and shared my regrets about not coming because of the weather.
She commented that it was raining lightly there, but should clear up by
ceremony time. What faith! I told her that I would join her in her prayer, but
still was not going to come.
Later,
after our exchange, the prophecy of the Lord’s wedding ceremony came to mind.
It’s found in Revelation
19:5-9. Just before His wedding, there is supposed to be an outpouring of
rain, which is symbolic of the latter rain – the outpouring of the Holy Spirit –
who gives the saints on earth power to witness about the soon coming of Jesus
and the wedding supper of the lamb, for the church is Christ’s bride – Ephesians
5:22-32.
The thought
came to me: am I too faithless? Should I go to the wedding and take my chances
at getting soaked, or maybe dry? Is this symbolic of my lack of faith, in the
outpouring of the latter rain? Will I yet be admitted to the bridegroom’s
prophetic wedding? Humm? These are good questions to ponder. However, I shall
skip this physical wedding and pray to be included in the prophetic one,
complete with the outpouring of the latter rain. I invite you to prepare your heart for that
time as well. It’s the wedding attendance that truly counts!
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