October 25, 2023 -- Psalm 45:10 -- Psalm Series: Holy Wedding Day

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Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear;
forget your people and your father’s house
and the king will desire your beauty.
Psalm 45:10 ESV

Imagine a bride in all her finery. Yes, stop and think about this for a minute. Let me help. She has an exquisite dress. Her hair is wonderfully coifed. She is a few minutes away from walking down the aisle to join her bridegroom. Whoa! Wait a minute.  She is talking about her old lovers. Her bridesmaids are whispering to her, “You could do better”. And they are poisoning her thoughts with notions “Remember your past boyfriend? Now he was dreamy!” It is reprehensible. It makes a mockery of the whole wedding.

That is the point being made here in Psalm 45. As believers in Jesus Christ, we have a King Who has redeemed us. He has made us pure. He has placed in us splendid relationship with Himself, the LORD of all the earth, the Ruler of all Kingdoms. He claims us. We are His bride. We purposefully put away from ourselves any talk of other lovers, other flings, other people who had enchanted us. Our hearts are now His, belonging ever more fully to King Jesus.

Why do believers have personal times of Bible reading and prayer? This is to move our hearts to continually look to Jesus, as a Bride coming down the aisle, looks longingly and lovingly at her Bridegroom. Jesus is our soul’s delight. He is our heart’s desire. He outshines all our past. He is reconciling us to our Father, even as we sometimes waver, sometimes struggles, and often sin. He sends His Spirit, the “best man” and “wonderful maid-of-honor” all rolled into one. The Spirit teaches us the magnificence of our King. The Spirit prompts us to consider all His excellencies. Such private devotional times tune our hearts to ever deeper devotion to the One Who has has claimed us as His Own. We anticipate with breathless wonder and joy the Great Marriage Feast of heaven.

Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your Name. Open my lips, O Lord, * and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Create in me a clean heart, O God, * and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence * and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again * and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. Amen

Today’s prayer is from “BCPonline” for families and individuals.

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