Psalm 45-8.8.22

Scripture

Psalms 45:10-11 NIV

“Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house. Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.”

Observation-What does it say?

This Psalm is a wedding song! It is also “a prophecy of Messiah the Prince, and points to him as a Bridegroom espousing the church to himself, and as a King ruling in it, and for it.” (Reference: Matthew Henry’s commentary on Christianity.com)

Understanding-What does it mean?

Marriage is a picture of Christ’s relationship with the Church.

Christ is the Husband (bridegroom) and the Church is the Bride. We forsake ALL others after getting married because after vows, we become ONE flesh and make a commitment for life with our spouse. The same goes with our relationship with Jesus. We need to be ALL in, not just partially in, for our Lord is a jealous God and does not want anyone or anything to come between us and Him.

Life Application

Have we forsaken all others and things for our Groom (Christ)?

Moses and I purposefully invest in our marriage by setting aside time to date each other (without kids) in order to keep the spark alive! We try to do this at least 2 times a month in order to reconnect. With how busy we are with work, household responsibilities, kids, ministry, hobbies and family/friends, it’s so important that we don’t lose our connection with one another because of life.

On the flip side with our faith, are we putting the same time and investment into our relationship with Jesus as we did in the beginning? We need to remind ourselves of the fire in the beginning of our faith and go back to our First Love. We must be reminded of our testimonies to reignite that spark, the same way we need to remember what we love about our spouses in order to keep pressing forward as a couple. This Wedding Psalm is a great reminder to make our First Love (Jesus) our FIRST priority and not just the leftovers of our schedule.

Dear Lord, thank You for always being with us. I pray that You would help us keep You at the forefront of our lives and not just be the afterthought. May our schedules bow down to our time with You and not vice versa. Amen.

-Michelle Gaddi