*DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL* *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 2019* *ARE YOU READY?* TEXT:; REVELATION 19:6-10.

*DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL*

*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 2019*

*ARE YOU READY?*

TEXT:; REVELATION 19:6-10.

_🔑KEY VERSE: "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready" (REVELATION 19:7)._

A young man who was to return home and be married came sooner than was expected. He did not notify his bride-to-be of the exact time. He desired to please her with a surprise. He loved her devotedly and had worked hard and saved his earnings in order to purchase a home for her. It was about midnight when he arrived but, with a happy heart, he felt he must go by her home. However, when he came near, he saw the house was all lighted up. As he came nearer, he heard music. Still nearer, he saw dancing. Finally looking through the window he saw his bride-to-be in the embrace of another man. His heart sank within him and he went away never to return.

The passage before us focuses on the eventual consummation of the marriage between Christ, the Bridegroom, and His espoused wife, the Church. The mood here is that of merriment and rejoicing as the Church is raptured to attend the wedding reception organised for her by Christ.

The marriage ceremony between Christ and the Church cannot proceed without the bride first making herself ready. When a new queen was to be sought for king Ahasuerus, the chosen maids had to undergo twelve months of purification processes before they could be brought in to see just a mortal king (Esther 2:12). What degree of purification would you imagine will be required to see the King of kings?

As the Church passes through the final phase of this wilderness journey and the days of our rejoicing draw near, let us make ourselves ready and ensure our spiritual garments are clean and white.

*✍THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:* Don't be met with a soiled wedding gown!

COVER TO COVER: DANIEL 6-8.

*MEDITATION*

The greatest wedding ever

*1. Omnipotence of the Announcer* v6
a. Can you imagine the indescribable voice of the angel? Voice of a great multitude+voice of many great waters (the roaring ocean)+the voice of mighty thundering. Indescribable! Only heard in heaven.
*Hallelujah, glory be to your name for you are omnipotent and you reigns both in heaven and on earth*🙏
b. Our God reigns both in heaven and on the earth. Satan cannot claim to have this power: Indescribable omnipotent power.
*2. The qualification of the bride*
a. The bride is not a product of accident. She deliberately and willingly paid all the price of readiness v7.
*Daddy God*, set my eyes and affection on this coming great event and make me ever ready.🙏
b. Her garment of righteousness is without any spot of the old nature, clean and white v8. No iota of unrighteousness or sin in her spirit, soul, body, character, comportment, dressings, speech etc v8.
*Search* me O God and purge me from every stain of sin and the flesh🙏
c. The invited guests are the Old Testament Saints, who are not part of the Bride, the body of Christ or born again saints and the angels are the servants at the reception v9,10a.
*Lord*, don't allow me to miss the glorious, great, good and grand event🙏
*3. The personality of the Bridegroom* v10.
a. Jesus Christ, our Lord, Ephesians 5: 22-30.
b. He is the centre, the focus and the purpose of all prophecies of the Bible v10b.
c. Any prophecy, testimony or sermon that exalt or emphasise anybody or anything different from Christ is not of God v10b.
*Lord*, use the coming retreat to prepare your children and make them ready for the marriage supper of the Lamb🙏

HYMN: O day of rest and gladness

1. O day of rest and gladness,
O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness,
most beautiful, most bright;
on thee the high and lowly,
through ages joined in tune,
sing "Holy, holy, holy"
to the great God Triune,
2. On thee, at the creation,
the light first had its birth;
on thee, for our salvation,
Christ rose from depths of earth;
on thee, our Lord, victorious,
the Spirit sent from heav'n;
and thus on thee, most glorious,
a triple light was giv'n.
3. Today on weary nations
the heav'nly manna falls;
to holy convocations
the silver trumpet calls,
where gospel light is glowing
with pure and radiant beams,
and living water flowing
with soul-refreshing streams.
4. New graces ever gaining
from this our day of rest,
we reach the rest remaining
to spirits of the blest.
To Holy Ghost be praises,
to Father, and to Son;
the church her voice upraises
to thee, blest Three in One.