The imagery of the church as the bride of Christ is one that is rarely explored with more than a cursory overview. The deep love of the Son for His bride and the lengths to which He was willing to go in order to win His beloved are topics to make our hearts yearn to be in His presence. When we realize what Christ has done to win us as His bride, it will make us all the more willing to give up our self-exaltation and give ourselves body and soul to His service on earth until we meet Him in heaven.