Romans 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

I have said all I have said about identity and roles only to bring you to this point in our conversation. We all, together, are betrothed to Christ. We have been chosen to be His bride by the Father. As a man I have had difficulty seeing myself as a bride. It might be easier for women. It is important however that we all should accept that we are all headed towards the wedding feast.

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

We are not there yet and even in this prophetic word according to my understanding, we had not been to the wedding. The key word in all this is prepared. We who are still alive are in a state of preparedness. Not there yet, but getting there.

Can you see yourself as betrothed to Christ?

The first thing that comes to my mind is that I am not worthy. Who told me that?

Isaiah 21:2a A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth.

Who plays the spoiler? Who lies to us about who we are in Christ? Who says “Surely God did not say that!”

Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.