WAITING IN HIS CHAMBER
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV)
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Matthew 25:6 (KJV)
It’s not a Hebrew culture or a gentile culture that we have married into but a Kingdom Culture! We became citizens when we made Yashua the King, Lord & Savior of our life (Romans 10:9-10).
I will make you my wife, forever, showing you righteousness and justice, unfailing love and compassion. I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as the Lord. Hosea 2:19–20 (NLT)
So let us talk about the glorious nature of Yashua, our BRIDEGROOM. He is the symbol of love, and on a redemptive mission for His Bride. The metaphor drawing from the Jewish wedding customs is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, the relationship between God and Israel which is depicted as a marriage. We established the divine relationship as a covenant full of love, faithfulness and commitment in my post entitled, The Holy Treasure.
As we have been drawn now into His Wedding Chamber to WAIT, there is an urgency to become spiritually prepared for the return of our Bridegroom.
Jesus taught the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25:1–13. He told of ten virgins who took their lamps out to meet the bridegroom. Five were described as wise and five as foolish. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The groom was a long time coming, and the story describes the virgins becoming drowsy and falling asleep. But at midnight, the cry rang out that the bridegroom had finally arrived. The virgins all woke up and prepared to light their lamps, but the foolish ones had not brought enough oil. Their lamps were beginning to extinguish, so they had to go to buy more. While they were gone, the bridegroom invited all who were ready to come with him to the wedding banquet. The five wise virgins went with him, and the door was closed. When the foolish virgins returned, it was too late.
This illustration of the parable of the ten virgins is the remarkable truth that provides wisdom for us today. The elements of this parable—the waiting bridal attendants, the lamps, the oil, the wick, and the return of the bridegroom— were literally relevant to ancient Jewish people and symbolically valuable for us today.
While the bride waited for the groom, the ancient Jewish bride’s attendants waited on her. The duty of the attendants was not only to keep her company, help her shop, and encourage her, but also to help with keeping the wick lit in her lamp. The lamp consisted of a round receptacle for oil, which was placed in a hollow cup or deep saucer. The saucer or cup was fastened into a long wooden pole that held it up. Each attendant also kept her lamp lit. In order for the wick of the lamp to stay lit, there needed to be oil. Oil was kept in supply, and before the wick burned out oil was added. This meant the supply of oil was never to be low. The bride and the attendants knew it could possibly be a year before she saw the groom, but they did not know the hour or the day. Yet the lamps were always prepared with extra oil because the groom usually came at night.
SYMBOLS
The lamps represent His Word, the Bible. When we follow the wisdom of the Bible, it is a lamp and a guide for us in the darkness of this world. The Parable of the Ten Virgins is a reminder for us to keep our lamps trimmed by staying fresh in the Word of God, which will then guide us on the path of life.
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 (NLT)
The oil is a widely understood symbol of the Holy Spirit, which reminds us not to quench the Holy Spirit, meaning we are to keep the oil of the Holy Spirit plentiful in our life.
Do not quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19
I believe that the wick symbolizes the mind, will, and emotions. We must keep our minds, wills, and emotions trimmed so that the flame is at its highest. They are working in tandem with the oil to be ready for our Bridegroom’s arrival. The word trim in the passage in Matthew is translated from Greek and means “adorn, decorate, beautify, and embellish.”
The virgins trimmed their lamps, so perhaps they did more than just keep extra lamp oil. They lit them when they heard the bridegroom coming. These symbols remind us to always be prepared for our Bridegroom’s return, as no one knows the day or hour it will happen.
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Matthew 24:36
Most scholars believe this parable compares the second coming of Jesus to a joyful wedding procession where only those who are prepared can participate. Those who are unbelievers and do not accept the Bridegroom will be unable to join Him.
Meanwhile, we are to seek His extra oil —-a deep abiding relationship with God that will sustain us while we wait… in the end times.
It is for the BRIDE who are all believers to be clothed with the power and unction, or anointing of the Spirit by this glorious waiting. I encourage you BRIDE to abide in His Presence for your personal transformation (Isaiah 9).
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:14–15
I heard the Lord say back in September, the month of December was going to be powerful for those seeking Him. He used the term “South Wind” which in Hebrew is “Ruach Darom” referring to the spiritual depth of one’s soul. The South Wind is known for it’s comfort, refreshment and the cause of spiritual insight and revelation.
Activation:
Begin by quieting your mind with a picture of yourself sitting in front of His Royal Fireplace. Draw close to each detail within this place as it’s an intimate chamber where a fire ignites to burn every ember within your soul —- within your mind and your heart ——and as they become ablaze, the Lord himself will come speak to you. Hallelujah! Thank you Yashua!
So today as you wait, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes.” Psalms 37:7
I want to invite you to listen to a wonderful 8 minute video. In Jesus’ day people didn’t have Bibles, devotionals, sermons on TV or YouTube, a regular church to attend, podcasts, social media, and so on, but my word of mouth. So I feel the Lord leading us to listen to a fellow named Brain Guerin. He is a pastor and prophet of the Lord. A prophet is someone who speaks and teaches for The Lord. His video “How to Wait on The Lord” explains how he learned to sit and wait on Our Bridegroom. Apparently. he is well known teacher but I just discovered him. I pray this a is valuable resource for discovering a deeper intimacy with Yashua, our Bridegroom.
Blessings to each of you as you ignite your inner fire and wait in His Wedding Chambers.
Emmanuel —-God is with us in every season!
🕊️Angela
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for sending Yashua our Bridegroom in order for us to become the bride. Through praise and thanksgiving, I am overwhelmed that Your plan is for us to spend eternity together. Your plan is a good plan and You are a good God. Amen.Lord Yahsua, our precious Bridegroom, I thank You that when I was lost You found me and chose me to wear the robe of righteousness. As I wait for Your return, In honor of keeping pure and white, I ask that you search me for anything that has soiled my robe with sinful things.
I repent of the sin of ________________ [anything you hear] and ask that You forgive me. I want to present myself to You in a sanctified, righteous robe that is sparkling white and totally clean.
I thank you that because of Your grace and forgiveness, I can wear my white unblemished wedding garment as I am presented to You.
I’m so excited that as Your bride you and I will share an intimate bond with you and love my seclusion time with You. It is during these quiet moments in waiting, studying, listening and praying that I can get to know You better. I thank you that this is Your desire for me.
I am over joyed that You also desire to be with me. As I wait, my desire is to be with you & ready at all times watching for you. How precious are these moments with You. It’s a great honor to be Your Bride, I love you.
I look forward to the day the trumpet will sound, and You will come for me, Your bride and we spend eternity together. I praise your Holy Name Yashua Hamashiach, Amen.
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