December 6—Marriage Supper
The words for today are marriage supper.
“Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant? Look! It is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel, all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night. King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon. Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem. Come out, you daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown, the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced” (Song of Sol. 3:6-11).
“Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed” (1 Cor. 15:51-52).
“For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin” (2 Cor. 11:2).
“And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bride-groom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut” (Matt. 25:10).
“And may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis
of faith” (Phil. 3:9).
Prayer: Lord, what a day of rejoicing! I’m so excited! I can’t wait for You to get here. Revelation 7:17 is on my mind: “for the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every tear from their eyes.”
See also: Ps. 45:3-6; Rev. 19:7-9; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; John 17:23-26; Eph. 5:25-27; Luke 12:35-36
