The Wrong Clothes?
In Matthew 22 there is a parable told by Jesus regarding a wedding feast. It starts ...“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son ...” and goes on to tell how the invited guests didn't come, leaving the king to resort to inviting folks in off the street. “And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.”
In the culture of the day, weddings were very important events, and folks always wore their best clothes to show respect for each other during this prominent social occasion. Someone who was not dressed in a wedding garment was dishonoring the party-giver and all of his guests.
“Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Are we at the party, eating and drinking ... but wearing the wrong clothes? Or are we showing the honor and respect due our King?
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.”
In the culture of the day, weddings were very important events, and folks always wore their best clothes to show respect for each other during this prominent social occasion. Someone who was not dressed in a wedding garment was dishonoring the party-giver and all of his guests.
“Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Are we at the party, eating and drinking ... but wearing the wrong clothes? Or are we showing the honor and respect due our King?
