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REFLECTION

The theme for our reflection is Hallelujah! An eternal union. The word Hallelujah means praise the Lord. Hallelujah because there an eternal union which is likened to a marriage union between Jesus Christ (groom) and the Church (bride) when He returns with His heavenly hosts to judge and redeem the Church. “Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.” (Revelation 19:6-8)

Dear friend in the Lord, Christian or believers represent the church universal and the bride of our Lord Jesus Christ. The glorious eternal union is not between church denominations and Christ, it is between Christ and the fellowship of believers connected in faith and spirit. These believers are referred to as the saints. It is possible that when Jesus Christ, the groom returns for the eternal union between Him and the Church, not all people in the Church will qualify as saints. A Saint is a person characterized with righteous deeds through the enablement of the Holy Spirit. It is for this reason Jesus said in Matthew 7:21 that “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” Again He reminds us in Matthew 22:14 that “For many are called, but few are chosen.”. In other words, to be born into a church, being a mere church goer or a member of a Christian denomination does not automatically make you a Saint to qualify you to be part of the bride of Jesus on the day of the eternal union. The saints are those who do the will of God and the righteous deeds of Christ through faith in Him. The choice is yours to make now, you have to decide either to be part of the crowd of church attendees or to be part of the faithful believers who are not only church attendees but live as believers and saints who do the will of God and take delight in the righteous deeds of Christ in readiness to be part of Jesus’s bride (the church), on the day of the eternal union. Shalom.

PRAYER

Holy Spirit, strengthen our faith and lead us on the path of righteousness that we may be counted among the saints on the day of the eternal union. Amen.