The Running Bride
Jessica vd Walt
Ek sien ‘n klomp bruide wat agter ‘n bruidegom aan hardloop en ek dink dadelik aan ‘n sekulêre film wat ek lank terug gesien het met die naam “The Bachelor”. Die film handel oor ‘n jong man wat miljoene dollars van sy oupa erf, maar daar is ‘n voorwaarde aan die ontvangs van die erfporsie en dit is dat hy moet trou voor sy 30ste verjaarsdag wat dan ook binne ‘n week is. Die jongman het geen liefde in sy lewe nie en ‘n advertensie word geplaas vir jong dames om as bruide aan te tree vir die man. Natuurlik ontlont dit ‘n groot aksie, want elke jong vrou dink aan die miljoene dollars wat sy saam met hierdie bruidegom gaan kry. So gebeur dit dan dat die jong vroue in hul trourokke deur die strate hardloop agter die jong “amper” miljoenêr man. En die Here spreek die volgende in my hart:
I am calling My bride to run after Me with the same passion that these young brides ran. I am releasing My fragrance, My sweet attracting scent that will draw My bride to Me. No longer will she be able to stay away. She will run to Me, not because of the millions that I am able to give, but because of My heart, My love, My passion, yes My fragrance. My sweet fragrance will be so attractive and addictive that My bride will not and can not stay away. She will burn with desire and in that burning desire she will run, yes, she will run to Me. I have been waiting so long for her to run to me. I have released many wooing upon her, but my fragrance is what will make her move and run. My fragrance will draw her. She will follow the scent and discover Me!
And when she gets to Me, I will kiss her on her mouth. And as I kiss her, my love’s kisses will flow from My lips to her. My kisses will be the very words in My heart. As I kiss her, she will receive My words in her heart. My mouth taste sweet, yes, My mouth has the best wine. The new wine that I reserved only for My bride and for our wedding. My bride will come back to Me. She will come back for more and more of this sweet wine. She can no longer go without it. She will be addicted to My sweet kisses, to My fragrance, to the wine that will come out of My mouth.
Yes, My bride will sing a new song! She will sing of her burning desire for me! She will sing the following words: “My Beloved, I want to run to You!” Over and over she will proclaim by singing “I want to run to You”! She will not cease to sing her desire to me. She will not cease to sing her yearning to Me!
I am waiting with My arms stretched so wide. My bride, I await you. I wait for My bride to run into My arms, into my embrace. I wait for her to lay her head upon my breast and look lovingly into my eyes that burn like fire for her. I long for My bride to find the rest on My breast that is available for her. I long for her to hear the beat of My heart as she lays upon my breast. I will kiss her head. I will embrace her. In my embrace she will WANT to stay. She will leave her worldly lovers of time, of self, of busyness and restlessness, for she will find what she’s been looking for. She will not sing the song of “I still haven’t found what I am looking for”. She will sing “I ran to my Beloved and I found what I’ve been looking for!” My bride will find rest and peace in My embrace.
My embrace is quiet and calming. My embrace roars like thunder and trickles like water. My embrace is strong. My embrace is soft. My embrace captures the heart of my bride. My embrace is tender.
I have been calling and waiting for My bride to draw near to Me, to run to Me. But for so long My voice terrified her, because of guilt and the feeling of inadequacy. But now My voice will attract her. No longer will she be lonely and seeking.
I will draw My bride with cords of love and I will bind her to Me forever. Never again will she leave the intimacy of My embrace. For I will bind her to my heart and the rhythm of My beating heart will give rhythm to her heart. Out of my heart will flow a rhythm to her heart. Each rhythm an unique rhythm that will enable the fullness of My bride on earth.
My bride will no longer run away from Me. She will no longer run away from the calling of her life, for she will dance to the rhythm and fulfill her destiny through the dancing of her heart.
My bride will no longer run from Me, but she will run to Me and proclaim through song and rhythm that she will run to Me! For too long she ran to Me only for My hand, but My bride will now run to Me because of My heart. My heart for her, and My heart for the broken. With My passion she will touch the broken and she will heal the broken, yes, through my love and passion the broken will be healed.
I will be her companion and we will dwell together and she will gaze upon the beauty of My loveliness. The beauty that touches the very heart of man, woman and child. She will be part of the loveliness, of the beauty of my love. For when she has run to Me and found Me, she will run with Me! Together we will run with passion and love.
Jessica vd Walt