⚓ Floatie: The Bride’s Readiness
Revelation 19:7–8 (7)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; (8)it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.(ESV)
The Bride was told to be ready. She was never handed a checklist. There was no schedule of tithes, no quota of prayers, no attendance sheet for services. Readiness wasn’t about frantic activity—it was about waiting faithfully, patiently, securely, in covenant love.
✒️ Forge: When Infatuation Fades
Every new relationship has that spark of insecurity: the need to hear “I love you” ten times a day, the constant reassurances that the other isn’t going anywhere. That’s not wrong—it’s the immaturity of infatuation. It’s shallow.
But covenant love grows deeper. Words are no longer enough. The truth is revealed in time spent together, in the presence desired, in the history written. The worst relationships are the ones where “I love you” is spoken often, but the actions betray it because time, attention, and loyalty are given elsewhere.
⚒️ Anvil: The Fruit of Time
Show me who or what a person spends the most time with and I’ll show you their heart.
I work eight or nine hours a day, five days a week—that’s the contract that pays the bills. But nearly every other moment I have, I choose to spend with my family. My wife knows she is my desired presence everywhere I go. If I’m at a car show, I want her beside me. If she’s shopping or visiting, I want to be with her.
That’s covenant. Not fear-driven reassurances, but an intentional pattern of life.
And this is what my relationship with Jesus looks like. I don’t have to choose between Him and my wife—she is a believer, and He is always welcome in our time together. But if I did have to choose, my actions would show where my heart belongs. I don’t need a checklist to prove I love my wife or Jesus.
🔥 Ember: Fire at the End
This is what Revelation calls us to: a Bride clothed in righteous deeds, not in empty words. The “I love you” without the history won’t stand when the Groom arrives. The pastors who try to sell salvation through lists and transactions are training people to show up at the wedding in counterfeit clothes thinking they are safe because they’ve kept busy or paid enough to the church.
When Christ returns, there won’t be time to buy oil. There won’t be time to check the boxes. The only thing that will matter is whether your life was covenant with Him—or a business deal with His middlemen.
🌿 Covenant Triumph: Secure in His Love
The Bride doesn’t live in fear that the Groom has forgotten her. She doesn’t scramble every five minutes to prove she still loves Him. She rests in the security of His promise and shows her love through faithful presence, not frantic transactions.
So let’s live like a covenant Bride—ready not by fear, not by frantic lists, but by the faithful fruit of lives spent in His presence.
[⚓ Floatie] [✒️ Forge] [⚒️ Anvil] [🔥 Ember] [🌿 Covenant Triumph]
This post follows the Forge Baseline Rule—layered truth for the discerning remnant.
Walking With Christ 
Leave a comment