Sarah Hudson — This message is a wake-up call to a Church that has inadvertently elevated platform over presence and performance over intimacy. Rooted in the imagery of God as the jealous Bridegroom, it reveals His holy, burning love—a divine jealousy that passionately pursues the hearts of His people.

In Ezekiel 16, we see a God who rescues, adorns, and elevates His Bride, only for her to place trust in her own beauty and fame, turning His gifts into idols. As 2 Corinthians 11 warns, this misplaced trust can open the door to a different gospel and a different spirit—something Paul urgently confronts. Today, the same pattern is seen in our obsession with visibility, productivity, personal calling, and spiritual branding. We’ve confused platform with spiritual authority, influence with fruitfulness, and success with divine favour. Yet God is lovingly shaking what we’ve built—not to condemn us, but to draw us back to Himself.

This is not a message of shame, but a call to return to our first love. The Bridegroom is near, and He is seeking a people prepared for Him—not through performance, but through deep, surrendered devotion.

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