Wedding clothes

14 March 2011

Matthew 22:11-13 "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'

When we come to the Lord’s table, we come to the symbol of the wedding feast, we are the invited guest. We cannot presume that we need not change clothes to suit this occasion; the Lord expects us to come prepared, our bodies washed, our clothes clean and appropriate to meet with Him our Bridegroom. How arrogant we must be to believe that we can tell the Lord what we are going to wear, when He expects us to be properly dressed. We may say what is in our heart is more important than what we wear, however God sees our hearts, and the pride and arrogance that lives there.

In this parable the king calls the person friend, and when confronted the man was speechless, Jesus may well call us friend,  and as friends we need to do that which pleases Him and not ourselves. It is better for us to be properly dressed at His feast, than to think that our statement by not being properly dressed will please Him, our King. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, and He has placed people and systems in place for His pleasure and to bring all Believers to accept the authority of those He has placed over them. Many rebel against this authority and break away to form new congregations believing that their rebellion would be blessed by Jesus, even though they do not submit to His authority given to the Church. Rebellion always starts with small things, which the leads to disunity, disorder and self proclaimed power.

Be encouraged to wear your best clothes when you come to the feast of the Lord.

David

Point to ponder: Never forget Jesus Christ is Lord of lords.

Question to consider:  Do you dress appropriate to the occasion?