On this seventh and greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles, we recognize the profound significance of the Bride of Christ making herself ready under the tender care of Jesus Christ. This day may serve as a type of the final step in the preparation process of the Bride to be His helpmate, as He brings the rest of mankind into the Family of God. God has set apart His carefully called and chosen few to be prepared for the completion of the Bride of Christ, filled with His Holy Spirit, and made perfectly in sync with Jesus Christ at His coming, with His Spirit flowing in and out. Under the work of Christ, His Bride finishes the preparation process of making herself ready in this carefully planned part of God's purpose for all mankind, as pictured on this day. For those called to tabernacle with Christ and become like Him, it is our privilege and responsibility to walk in unity with those whom God has chosen, making ourselves ready as the spiritual Bride of Christ. We must use all the tools Christ provides to prepare as a sacrificial offering, ensuring we do not falter or become distracted by this world. On this greatest day of the Feast, we see the reality of the wife of Christ who has made herself ready to be His perfect helpmate for eternity. Following the Tribulation and their resurrection, the Bride of Christ may already be at work as His perfect helpmate, preparing for the arrival of the remnant of Israel as Christ leads them back to the holy city. As we keep this holy and greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles, let us rededicate ourselves to preparing to be Christ's helpmate in all things, ready to receive and assist those He brings back, according to the perfect order of God's plan.

Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. The bride of Christ has done whatever it takes under the direction of the Bridegroom to be fully prepared when Christ returns. He has supplied all the fine garments to be worn by His bride, and she has carefully participated in the preparation to be the fulfilling and perfect helpmate of Jesus Christ within all that He could provide. Revelation 19:8 shows us that it is only through humble cooperative effort with Jesus Christ, who supplies everything needed to finish the training of perfection, that this readiness will be accomplished. Those who have been called into the holy presence of God through Jesus Christ have the incredible privilege to learn to make decisions in line with God's will, putting away presumptuous actions that reflect a contrary heart of unbelief. This is a main reason God has summoned His people into places declared as holy under His name during this time. It is a place set apart for rejoicing, refreshment, and intense training to be the bride of Christ. By being together in this holy time, God has given us the opportunity to refresh and revitalize with our eyes focused intensely on His road ahead. We are here this week as part of the training of the bride of Christ to learn how to help others face the darkest moments of life in the world with great faith and courage. This is part of the work of the bride to make herself ready, learning to put on the fine linen of sincere empathy toward the needs of our brethren. We have been invited by God into this time set aside for jubilant thanksgiving and for His great works to be remembered, a time used to make ourselves ready to be the perfect helpmate of Jesus Christ at His return. We are in training to be ready for Christ's return, to be His wife and helpmate in a way unique among all who are created in God's image and likeness. Jesus Christ wants us to be refined, to change, and to grow in godly character and righteousness, so that we will exemplify Him and be prepared without blemish for His return. We are to use this precious time of preparation and joy, knowing that God is carefully doing His work so that the bride has made herself ready as the perfect helpmate of Christ. This should produce both overwhelming joy and driving motivation to do our part right now, preparing to serve as Christ's helpmate and to pass the rope to everyone who will come after us into the Family of God.