"The Present For The Bride" -2

"And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour." (Psalms 45:12) I know that some might not understand what it is that I was getting at, but it takes knowing to understand; it takes the experience of what it is like to give up everything, if not for just a short while, and to give your heart completely to the Lord, then you see the gift like never before, then you come to understand the value of it's worth. It is truly not something that is easy to do, especially for anyone that has a family, and especially not for anyone that owns a business; but it can be done; much like a camel going through the eye of needle is possible with God, but it is only possible with God alone! Having said that, there is another aspect that must be considered here, which is what we shall bring; that is, what will we offer as a gift, or is there even such a thing to be considered? Will we have anything of any worth to give, and if so, will we be able to offer it at the wedding celebration? I believe that we shall, and that we will be so amazed by what we are going to partake in, that nothing we have will be ours; no crowns, no rewards, no stature; absolutely nothing is going to matter but the fact that we are in the presence of the "Bright And Morning Star" (Revelation 22;16). So yes, there will be gifts to give, and give them we will do; we will happily and joyfully cast our crowns at the feet of God, and there will be nothing of value that we will call our own, except Him. So with that, the present which shall matter the most will be Christ, the Bridegroom Himself will be our reward; He will be our all in all, and nothing else will matter but Him; no family, no business, no form of entertainment; nothing but the glory of God for ever and ever; and we shall never grow tired of just being in His presence. That is a present to be looking forward to... "And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved walk in the light of it; and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him: and they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever." (Revelation 21:22 - 22:5)