And the Bride Wore White

Right now, I am going through a Bible study with some friends.  We are going through the book And the Bride Wore White by Dannah Gresh and in this book, it talks about steps to physical and emotional purity. Let me share something I have learned from this book.

First off, when reading this book, Dannah has parts of the books where she has you stop and write prayers to God. I love doing this, which is one reason I love this book. In the first chapter, Dannah says something very interesting. She says, "I think that even Satan, like Adam and Eve, knew nothing of what death meant." I found this statement to be really profound. Let's think about it a second.

Satan tempted Adam and Eve in the garden. Adam and Eve were told by God that they were not to eat from the tree in the center of the garden because they would die.  Now, God did not mean immediate death.  But he did mean physical death. There would be aging, where before, we were to live eternally in fellowship with the Father.  What Adam and Eve failed to realize is that God isn't holding anything great from us! We had everything our hearts could have desired and they threw it down the drain because we became wise in our own eyes.  They didn't fully understand the consequences of what their sin would be-- separation from the Father and a life of pain. 

And the Bride Wore White is written for girls.  The book explains how to pursue purity and why.  Christ is pure, Christ is perfect.  1 John 2:6 says, "Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did."  We are called to be like Christ, and therefore should strive to be pure.  We must try to walk and live our lives in a way to glorify our Heavenly Father, even if that means losing some friendships.  Sometimes doing the right thing requires sacrifice.  It's hard to do, but it's so so worth it.

Ok, well that's all I have. I hope you were encouraged by this...and if not, then I hope that maybe you at least enjoyed it.