When we covenant with Jesus by water baptism taking on His name, it is not simply a religious experience, it is a relationship. Jesus promises with our covenant with Him that He will fill us with His Spirit, and our new life together begins.

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." - Acts 2:38-39 KJV

"I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine..." - Song of Songs 6:3

Just as when we marry our spouse, we face together with Jesus the trials and tribulations of life, the good times and the lean times. In our commitment to each other, we remain true and faithful and our relationship grows stronger. (Ephesians 5:22-32)

Apostle Paul said, in everything we do and go through, we show we are faithful, true partners with Jesus, supplied with His armour, His power working in us through trials and tribulations, coming close to death, yet still alive, no matter what we go through having the joy of the Lord, as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. (2Corinthians 6:1-10)

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." - Ephesians 5:25-27 KJV Note from Thayer’s Greek Lexicon for “word” in verse Ephesians 5:26: cleanse it with the washing of water by the “word”: “καθαρίσας... ἐν ῤήματι, according to promise (properly, on the ground of his word of promise, viz. the promise of the pardon of sins; cf. Mark 16:16), Ephesians 5:26 (others take ῤήματι here as equivalent to 'the gospel,' cf. Ephesians 6:17, Romans 10:8;”

"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." - Revelation 19:7 (John 1:29, John 3:28-30, Ephesians 5:22-32, 2Corinthians 11:2, Galatians 4:24-27.)