‘Only then’ will the bride, the church,

return to the Bridegroom, the Lord.

In other words, when we, as the church, love money more than Jesus

and seek it fervently, but the Lord continually blocks our way,

only then, when we are unable to obtain money,

will we return to the Lord in our poverty.

The reason is that the condition in which we followed and sought the Lord

was far better than the current state of being impoverished while chasing after money"

(Ref.: Hosea 2:7).

As I meditated on this,

I was reminded of the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32).

Perhaps the reason is that the prodigal son went to a far country and lived a wasteful life,

squandering all his possessions until he found himself in poverty.

‘Only then’ (v. 17) did he come to his senses and say,

"In my father's house, there is plenty of food,

and the hired servants have more than enough, but I am here dying of hunger!"

After saying this, he rose and returned to his father (vv. 17-20).