Marriage is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church. Jesus called the church His bride, and the Bible refers to Him as the Bridegroom. The church is made up of all who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior. The allegiance, sacrificial love, and faithfulness of the husband and wife is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church. The promise of their “marriage” will be fulfilled when Jesus returns for His bride.

What about you? What is your relationship with Jesus Christ? Are you part of His bride through faith in Him? Or will you be left behind at His coming because you have never trusted in Him? The way to experience the promise of heaven is through faith. If you will acknowledge that you are a sinner and cannot save yourself (Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:8–9), and if you will trust Jesus Christ as your Savior, you will become part of His bride. He came to earth to live the sinless life you couldn’t live. He died on the cross to pay the penalty for your sin. And by His resurrection from the dead, God showed that His sacrifice had been accepted, that the penalty for sin had been paid in full. Your part is to believe. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Trust Jesus today. You will experience the promise of a wonderful relationship with Christ and can look forward to the promise of heaven.