so after reading this book by marc estes, called; 'what now', here is what i found out about myself realizing even more. many people are saying that JC and the church are like bride and groom. JC always refer the church as the bride. bride and groom, before they were b/f and g/f as we, people nowadays, are calling. i never fully understand that concept very very clearly, but now after reading the book. eureka, i think and i hope i'm getting it.
as people start dating, that's the time when they get to know each other. they spend time together, they wan to. they either go out, or stay in one of the person's place. maybe they do a cook in, watch movie, play games (board and/or card). this is the time when JC was also refering. when u'r dating someone, u go to the other person's place, or maybe the other person come to ur place. in general, when u got to someone's place, they would invite u into their place when u knock on the door. in the culture of where i came from, especially for me, u would wait until u r invited to come in, and also wait until u r invited to sit, or whatever the case, since it is not ur place. u can't do anything as u wish, as much as the other person would say, '...make urself at home...' still u should respect the owner of the place. some people nowadays when they go to certain people's place, they just barge in. without saying anything, not even, '...excuse me..., may i...'
this is exactly the same as with JC. He wants to spend time with us. He wants to come to ur place (heart). He always knocks on the door of ur heart. He would never barge in to ur place (heart) without ur permission. this is the meaning of the saying that people always use, '...hv u invite HIM into ur life, ur heart...'
have u?
He wants us to invite HIM into our place (our heart, our life). He wants so passionately spend time with u. He wants to talk to u. He wants us to talk to HIM. He wants to hear our complain. He wants to listen to our confession. He wants to be with u.
do u?
the groom (JC) is always the one waiting on the altar, not the bride (u, me, us, the church), rite? but yet, it is always the groom that called first. when u'r dating, especially when u'r a guy, u should call the girl first, well...,technically. not the girl call first. well, guess what? JC had been calling u for some time, hv u answered?
we r all called by HIM. that's why the word church itself means, 'the called out ones'.
Hesus ay buhay magpakailan man....
