Our union with Christ is like that of the bride and groom. We are engaged to Him and are to wait in purity for His coming to us. We are destined to become “one flesh” with our Groom. He is making His bride ready for the wedding at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Sanctification is the action and process that our Lover uses to prepare the church for eternity together. What grace! What unity with our Lord! One flesh! Inexpressible future!
“Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.” Ephesians 5:25b-27 (NASB)
