The Bridegroom’s Sacrifice

This story comes from friends who minister with Wycliffe Bible Translators. It is such a beautiful symbol of what Christ has done for us, I wanted to spread the story further.

The Mangseng people of Papua New Guinea (PNG) tell about a type of silk worm called a “Thong.” When the Thongs hatch, they are small caterpillars that eat the leaves of the tree they were born on until they grow big and plump, about the size of a thumb. Then they move to a fork in the tree and each one spins its cocoon, building one on top of the other until there is a nest of cocoons.

In this area of PNG it rains a lot, and the cocoons are porous. If left alone, the rain

would soak into the cocoons and the creatures would all die. One Thong takes it upon himself to waterproof all the others. He spins a sticky brown silk and attaches leaves and sticks in layers around the nest until it is completely covered over with leaves, much like a cast, and the nest is safe from the rain.

This Thong is now outside the safety of the nest he covered up. He dies and falls to the ground. As time passes, the caterpillars are transformed into beautiful

Cricula moths, free to live and fly.   

                                                                           

As Jesus gave up His life to cover us so we can live and be transformed into His beautiful likeness.

We are the redeemed Bride of Christ.

Isaiah 62:5b (NIV) “...as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will

your God rejoice over you.”