Who is she that looketh forth as the morning ...

Daily Light Devotions - April 26 - Evening

Who is she that looketh forth as the morning ...

"Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awesome as an army with banners?" 1

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 2

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 3

And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 4

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure"-- for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. 5

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 6

The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 7
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1 Sol 6:10;
2 Acts 20:28;
3 Eph 5:25-27;
4 Rev 12:1;
5 Rev 19:7,8;
6 Rom 3:22;
7 John 17:22;