ESC Shabbat Service: Gabriel Knowlton - Awakening The Bride

So, the Lord is calling us to see ourselves rightly, who we are and who we're not. He's calling us to retrace our steps. He's calling us to renew our vows to our first love and make ourselves ready. He's calling us to awaken and be radiant in our betrothal. He's calling us to provoke Israel to jealousy, to essentially say, my beloved is enjoying intimacy with another. True Israel, the ekklesia, the remnant comprised of both believing Jew in Israel and the nations, will sit down at the wedding supper of the Lamb and consummate our marriage together with Yeshua. Let's be ready. [02:14:04] (48 seconds)  #RetraceRenewVows

In this hour, in this time, it's time for us to rise, to retrace the work that God has done in our lives during these high holy days, to repent and lay it all down, return to your first love. Because the inheritance that is being talked about here both then and in the new covenant and the final consummation belongs to you. It's your inheritance. It's your city. And it's a city marked by the king in who you are espoused to, to rule and to reign. He wants us living in that reality now as we await his return. [02:00:31] (44 seconds)  #LiveYourInheritance

It's an exciting return. Go trace your steps. How did you get there? How did you get into exile? Where did my voice where did you forget and no longer hear my voice? Where did the cares of this world come in and steal your affections and your first love? Go back, Retrace your steps. Go back to where you remembered the love that I took you out of Egypt, when I led you out. This is what he's saying. Don't forget. Go retrace your steps, oh bride. Not to repeat. Not to return there, but to return to me. [01:59:16] (41 seconds)  #ReturnToFirstLove

This is the season that we're entering. I want us to be aware they're not just days on a calendar. For every year that we celebrate, we're marking out and we're saying to the world, I belong to him. I am my beloved, and he is mine. And I'm preparing myself for his return. I'm waiting for that trumpet blast. I'm looking forward to that day. Come, Lord Jesus, come, is our cry. Is that a cry of our heart? Does the world has it taken so much of the affection like it did with Israel? Has it taken so much of our heart and affection that that isn't our cry? [02:06:45] (40 seconds)  #PrepareForHisReturn

It means that every morning that she wakes up, she seeks his face until she sees his face in glory. Is that how we see ourselves with the Lord? Every morning, we wake up to see his face until we see his face on that day. Whether it be in life or death, we anticipate a daily fellowship with the bridegroom where we see him, and the very last thing that we see in this world, the very next thing we will see is our husband's face in glory. [02:01:53] (38 seconds)  #DailySeekHisFace

The world knows and has seen the church, the religious institution, but she or the world has yet to meet the bride. I'm gonna repeat that because it's just gonna echo throughout today's lesson. I want you to hear because this isn't the bride over here. This is who we are as one in Messiah, both believing Jew and Gentile. The world has seen the church, but the world has yet to meet his bride. [01:28:14] (38 seconds)  #MeetTheBride

Do you see yourself that way? Do we see ourselves individually and collectively with that kind of mad passion and love that is pure and holy for you? As we reflect on those words I said from the beginning, the world knows and has seen the church, but is yet to gaze on the beauty of the bride. We recognize the calling to unveil our true essence. The bride is not simply a gathering of believers, but a radiant display of God's glory. [02:04:01] (41 seconds)  #RadiantBrideIdentity

When she walks into a room, she cannot be missed. Her beauty captivates and draws others to the heart of her bridegroom. In a world yearning for authenticity and love, the bride stands as a testament to the transformative power of Yeshua. She embodies hope, faith, and a future that is free from wrath. This is the message that we carry. The beauty of the bride is not merely for herself, but for her bridegroom and for the world to behold. [02:04:42] (40 seconds)  #BeautyThatDraws