Day 49 - (Today’s Bible readings: Genesis 35:1-15; Psalm 45; Matthew 21:44-22:14)
“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. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.” (Matthew 22:11-14 ESV)
The Lord has just described those who refused to repent and believe in Him. They were invited, but they refused to come to Him.
And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. (Matthew 22:1-3 ESV)
Among those who eventually attend the wedding banquet, which is a Biblical picture of heaven, is a man not wearing the right clothes or wedding garment. This is a reference to a person who is not baptized and therefore is without faith in the Savior.
With or without faith is the only thing that will matter on our last day. Those with faith in Jesus as their Savior from sin, death and the devil with be welcomed to the eternal wedding feast in heaven. Those without faith will spend eternity in the our darkness of hell’s everlasting suffering.
The good news, fellow believer, is that your faith is the proof that God has chosen you to be His guest at the eternal wedding feast. And what about those who do not believe? There is good news for them too – THERE STILL IS TIME TO REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOOD NEWS!
Lord Jesus, thank You for choosing me to be Your guest in heaven. Please use me to extend Your gracious invitation to others so that they too can joy in that everlasting celebration. Amen.
“See” you at the Communion table this morning!
Pastor David Paape
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings form the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings
Then scroll down to 2018 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless you meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!
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