All of those allusions to Christ's commitment to us in Scripture and hymns completely expand if we think that the extent of God's commitment to us included a willingness for Him to change Himself forever. He tells us that this change (His union with His people through Christ) is equivalent to the fusion that exists between a head and a body. That is astounding to consider. Marriage is our closest comparison on earth. A dim comparison, to be sure, but think of how utterly compelling and different our lives would be if we could live in total confidence that the mate we joined ourselves to would never leave us or forsake us. Imagine how freeing it would be to be able to rest in the comfort of knowing that this partner would sooner die than to bring us harm or pain. Picture the freedom this would give us to grow toward that person in trust and be changed by that love.
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