Scripture

“’Friend,’ he asked, ‘why is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”

Observation

Jesus tells them (the priests and Pharisees) another parable about the Kingdom.

A king prepares a great feast for the wedding of his son. He sends his servants to notify the invited guests. that the feast is ready, but they refused to come. They make excuses and some even kill the king’s messengers.

The king then sends his servants out to invite everyone they find to come to the feast. The king notices that one of the guests is not wearing the right clothes. So he orders him to be bound and thrown into the outer darkness.

Application

The king is God the Father and the son is Jesus. The wedding is obviously the end times feast referred to in Revelation.

The originally invited guests are the Jews, particularly the leaders who reject God’s commission to be His people. They beat up and even killed the prophets, who gave the invitation to His wedding feast.

With the original invitees refusing to honour the king by attending his feast, the king invites everyone, good and bad, to come to the feast. That is us, the Gentile followers of Jesus.

One guest got into the feast improperly dressed. Paul tells us that we must be clothed in Christ. This man was dressed in his own righteousness, the deeds that are like filthy rags.

There are people in churches who have not put on Christ, They have come in through the door of the feast, but they will be kicked out.

Prayer

Thank you, Jesus, for inviting me into your great Feast. Please help me to remember to be clothed daily in you. Amen.