Ted and Marsha were a young couple preparing for their wedding day. The
bride-to-be was obviously stressed out and the sensitive future groom
offered to help her with some of the arrangements.
Marsha suggested that Ted handle the ordering of the wedding cake. There
was a Scripture verse that was special to Marsha and she told Ted that she
would very much like for it to be written on their wedding cake.
The verse Marsha wanted was 1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love. But
perfect love drives out fear.”
Ted agreed that it was indeed the perfect verse for their cake and set off
for the bakery. Ted did a fine job at the bakery, informing the baker of
all the details of this magnificent wedding cake, including the Scripture
verse. Ted was not that familiar with the Bible, and left out a vital piece
of information for the baker, however, and instead of 1 John 4:18, he told
the baker simply John 4:18.
A few days before the wedding, the baker contacted Ted to confirm the
Scripture they wanted on the cake. Ted assured her that the verse he said
was exactly what his future wife wanted. Somewhat apprehensive, the baker
hung up the phone and proceeded to decorate the young couple’s wedding cake.
The big day had arrived. The ceremony went off extremely well. Marsha had
never looked more beautiful and Ted looked very handsome in his tuxedo.
The two proceeded to the reception and over to the wedding cake to begin the
picture-taking session. It was at this moment that Ted realized his tragic
mistake with the verse.
Marsha read, with horror, the verse on their wedding cake. John 4:18 says:
“The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not
your husband.”
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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
“Jesus knows me, this I love”