Royal Wedding

It is the eve of the Royal wedding between HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton.  This modern day fairy-tale is probably what most young girls dream about - meeting a handsome prince,  falling in love and getting married.  This  young woman who is not from the nobility has captured the heart of a future King.  The nation has watched their relationship go from strength to strength and now the fruit of this is their imminent wedding.   The preparations that have been taking place behind the scenes we can only imagine.   It is exciting to be here at this particular time and people everywhere are in the spirit of the event as if it was their own family member about to be married.  Everywhere street parties and home parties are planned and many have been camping out near Westminster Abbey to catch a glimpse of the royal couple on their big day.  The Palace has released a thread of what we will see and what the day will bring.  The guest list includes Heads of State and dignitaries as well as the local shop keepers from the village where Kate grew up.  A stunning array of some 30,000 flowers will reflect the English country style of Miss Middleton along with a few trees to adorn the inside of the church. I can only imagine the wonderful aroma it will give off.  A carriage procession of the bride and bridegroom with a Captain's escort of the Household Cavalry followed by the Queen's procession with a Sovereign's escort of the Household Cavalry leaves Westminster Abbey for Buckingham Palace followed by a fly over by the Royal Air Force.  The banqueting table has been set and the spread I'm sure will be grand. We wanted to get a feeling for the excitement and drove the route today.  The Union Jacks were lining The Mall which is the tree lined road through Green Park that leads up to Buckingham Palace. The Media Village was huge and present throughout the area. There was great excitement in the atmosphere!  When it comes to events of this nature the British do it incredibly well.  The attention to detail is both exquisite and beautiful and the world will be watching.  It is a marriage preparation fit for a future King and Queen of Britain.

I can't help but ponder in my own heart about the wedding preparation for the coming of the King Christ Jesus for his bride - those that have believed in Him. The word says 'no eye has seen no ear has heard or entered into the heart of man all that God has prepared for those that love Him'  I Cor 2:9  He is preparing for us!  How are we preparing our own lives for the coming of the Lord?  The Goring Hotel in London spent a vast amount of money to host the bride and her family. This whole wedding season is a shadow of how we should be preparing our own lives for eternity.  The huge cost that Jesus paid for His bride was His life.  He gave it so that we might have life and spend eternity with Him.  That is LOVE, that He would lay down His life in order to save ours.  Its not about religion its about a love relationship with Jesus.