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Suddenly, the tenor of the prophetic utterance changed. Where there had been a stern warning and a promise of dire circumstances, the voice of the Lord through the prophet is completely different. Hos. 2:14 Through the voice of Isaiah the Lord had expressed His patience and longsuffering. He said He would wait, not put off their punishment , but wait for them to change their hearts attitude. In spite of His utter disgust with the actions of the people, He was still going to wait until He could manifest His graciousness to them. It demonstrated the fact that He loved them and wanted to do good to them. He still loved them and had compassion on them, even though they deserted Him. The Lord is a God of justice and will always deal fairly with all, especially with those whom He loves, and who love Him. Isa. 30:18 Incidentally, those who wait upon Him are they who will be blessed of the Lord.
Therefore, after the time of correction, there will come a drastic change in the manner of the Lord ís dealings. Behold, look, see, understand the Lord is about to do a new thing. He will deal with His people after His nature, His character of love. He is the very essence of Love. There is no love like His. He loves with true love because He is love. 1 John 4:16 He will allure her, or attract her with His own being. In the Lord Jesus there is an attractiveness which supersedes all others. His glory, His majesty, His voice found in the Word of the Lord are all elements which draw those who participate in that love unto Him. The work of salvation which is the experience of those who follow Him cannot be equaled by anything else, in this world or the world to come. Neither time nor eternity can produce such tremendous love as that which is found in the Lord Jesus. There is no greater love. John 15:13-14.
While God loved the inhabitants of this world. John 3:16 The Lord Jesus, by whom the church is saved, loves the church. He died for the forgiveness of the sins of every individual who will accept His great sacrifice. However , His ultimate purpose was to prepare a bride for Himself. Eph. 5:25 The greatest love story, the love story of the ages of time is yet to be consummated. The Lord will have a glorious church. Eph. 5:25-27 The love of the church for Christ is not an earthly, human, carnal type of love. It will demonstrate the real meaning of love. It is Agape love, love as only God can love. A love that is imputed to His church and reaches itís climax in the marriage of the Lamb. Rev. 19:7 This marriage is the real, the true marriage. All others are but a type and shadow of that which is reality itself. The language of the scriptures makes this magnificent wedding s very real happening. Paul saw the church as a body of believers who were to be married to Christ. Therefore he made the statement that he had espoused them as a chaste virgin unto Christ. 2 Cor. 11:2.