Are We All Girls?

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Our Devotional one evening at Youth Group a few weeks ago was ‘Question Time’  It is my belief that Christians should not shy away from difficult topics, but take them on headfirst, knowing we have our Creator and His Word backing us up.  I will openly admit there are nerves that tingle inside me as I open the floor for questions as many questions come for left field.  My only rules are that no question is off limits (although some may be inappropriate and will not be answered) and no topic is off limits, the Youth can ask anything from my favourite colour (purple) to if I believe in pre-tribulation.

The question period started tentatively, “What is your favourite colour? do you like Anime?”  moved onto “What is your favourite verse in the Bible? and what is your Life Passage in the Bible?”

Then the doozie came, I will try to quote it word for word as it was a well worded and thought out question, “If Jesus is God’s only Son (John 3:16) and we who believe in  Him are Children of God (John 1:12), Are we all girls?”

I would like it if you were to stop for a minute and digest this question.  It is quite simple question, yet the answer (if there is one) is quite complex and will share with you my thoughts on the subject.

Immediately, my imagination flew to a Johnny Cash song, “Boy Named Sue” and I thought of some high falooting parents enrolling their son, Sue, in a prestigious Catholic Boarding School and when he arrives, realizes it is for Girls only, but they have chapel right away and they are sitting in the church Mennonite style and the one by is on one side with 200 girls on the other.  It made me laugh when I the picture came to mind, but back to the matter at hand, Are we all Girls?

The easy answer is No, yet the Church is referred to the Bride of Christ (2 Cor 11:2), so the other simple answer is Yes.

From my remembrance of the way marriage worked back during Jesus’ time, a man would approach the father of the girl he wanted to marry, there would be a dowry paid, the couple was betrothed and there was a 1 year wait time before the two began living as a family and starting life out together.  For all Legal purposes though, the two were legally bound at the acceptance of the proposal.  There was a great anticipation of the Bridegroom coming to claim his Bride.

We, who are bound to Christ through His death and resurrection eagerly anticipate His return.  So, we who know Him, have been bought for a price and we eagerly anticipate being united with Him when He returns.

So, Are we all girls?  Physically, no, yet Spiritually, we should all have the heart and excitement of a woman who has just been proposed to as we eagerly await shedding this sinful self and forevermore will dine with the King!