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The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost [Revelation 22:17].

Imagine folks, as they go to their mailbox and pick up their mail. As they sort through the various correspondence, they find a most attractive envelope sporting a seal and vignette. It is a wedding invitation from the world’s most famous person. Wow! They are floored.

Of course they accept the invitation. RSVPs are dispatched forthwith by overnight delivery and plans are made for their trip to the ceremony. Who in their right mind wouldn’t attend? It is an honor to be invited, one never anticipated or expected. It is a most humbling experience.

The world’s most famous person, the Groom, is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. He is marrying His Church, the Bride. This will occur at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. The father of the Bride is the Holy Spirit. He has teamed up with His daughter to invite all mankind to the ceremony.

It seems incongruous, nay, inconceivable, that anyone in his right mind would decline the invite. Alas, but a not inconsiderable number of folks do just that. Those who do not accept demonstrate thereby that they are not in their right mind. Sin makes us crazy, dear people. When we submit to sin we become certified loonies. We are not in our right mind.

Those who do accept the gracious offer, however, form a sizable contingent of mankind. Even more, they are transformed from being attendees into being the Bride. Whoever heard of a wedding invitation having such powers? Wow!

Now that they are the Bride too, they join in sending out the invitations. TheSpirit and thebride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” They, you see, fit the criteria “the one who hears”, so they also say, “Come.” They join in by inviting others to the ceremony.

This pretty much exhausts the list of folks from the quoted Bible verse which began this study. Oh, I almost forgot! We did leave off some folks who are essential to the story. They would be,

the one who is thirsty
the one who wishes

The one who is thirsty should “Come!” because there will be plenty of invigorating drink at the ceremony. He will have no difficulty quenching his thirst. After all, the Groom is able to change water into wine.

The one who wishes should “Come!” He will sate his thirst with an abundance of the water of life. Yea, even better, he won’t have to pay a penny for it! It is totally free of charge. It doesn’t get any better than this.

I guess all that’s left to ponder is where I fit in the story. Am I a part of the Bride of Christ? Perhaps I am not but I am one who is thirsty. Maybe I am one who wishes to drink of the water of life without cost.

Whoever I may be, one thing is certain: I am invited! It’s up to me how I will respond to the invitation. Will I come? Will I drink of the water of life freely, i.e., by grace?

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