Two Weddings

Last week on the 16th of March 2014, I and my family had the privilege of attending two weddings, one was one  of my wife's friends' and the other a brother in the church life. The contrast between the two was that of heaven and earth. It was indeed an experience of two realms. Nevertheless I bless both the couples equally.

The first wedding may be graded a 5 stars if the grading scale were physical; like the outfits, the ambiance, the food, the venue and the kind of people attending the feast. Indeed, full of glitter and glamour. My only wish and prayer is that the couple may get to know the true meaning of marriage and be saved to fulfill the reality of the type portrayed in human marriage; a marriage between Christ and the church.

The second weeding was of a brother who loved the Lord dearly and even served with me in the same locality in Gurgaon a couple of years ago. The testimony of the bride and groom was amazing. Both loving the Lord and giving themselves fully to the Lord; a wonderful pattern for all the young saints. Moreover, they both have the same burden to serve the Lord full time and even go abroad to preach the gospel. What a blessing!

The latter wedding is also a good testimony of parents loving the Lord and giving themselves to the Lord, with all their family. The parent's labor, shepherding and prayer for the children can in no way be set aside. In fact, it was the Lord's blessing out of the good heart of the parent; they basically commanded the Lord's blessing because of their love for the Lord. This reminds me of my own need to pray for and shepherding the three children the Lord has blessed me with. I have literally seen patterns right in front of my eyes. Now, it is my turn to follow the pattern and reap the same harvest of the Lord's blessings in the coming days.

This also is a reminder of the coming wedding day of Christ and the Church. As the brother and sister had been prepared by the Lord, there is an urgent need for the believers to prepare themselves for the wedding with Christ. The parable of faithfulness in Matthew 25:1-13 is a good encouragement, to be filled with oil in our vessels daily; to be filled with the Spirit daily in our being to be ever ready for the wedding day.