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As a believer, what is my identity? The Bible says that we are the Building of God, the Body of Christ, and the Bride of Christ.
In Genesis 24 we see a beautiful love story which is a marvelous type of God’s love for us, his bride. Abraham was getting old and he wanted to find a wife for his beloved son, Isaac. So, he sent his chief servant to his own country to find a wife for Isaac.
The servant took with him all kinds of good things from his master for the bride when he found her. He prayed for God to show him who that bride should be, and Rebekah came to the well where the servant was resting, offered to water his camels, and he knew she was God’s chosen bride for Isaac.
He gave her jewels of gold and silver and articles of clothing–costly gifts. And when asked if she would return to marry Isaac, she answered simply, “I will go.”
I encourage you to read the entire story in Genesis 24 and see the beautiful type of God’s love for us. He sends the Holy Spirit to woo us, he offers us great treasures, and he asks us to be his betrothed bride. If and when we say “I will,” we are betrothed.
And just as Rebekah was betrothed to one she had not yet seen, so are we. Peter wrote “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy…” (1 Peter 1:8).
Does that describe the way you feel? Are you filled with glorious joy at knowing you are betrothed to one you have not yet seen? If not, it might be because you either haven’t understood your relationship to Jesus as his betrothed bride, or you haven’t focused your mind on it.
I hope that you’ll be very conscious that you are the bride-to-be. If you carry that knowledge with you, you’re going to see yourself differently, you’ll see others differently, and your circumstances won’t have such control over you. There’s a great wedding to anticipate, and like all brides, we should be focused on that event.