SEPTEMBER 05 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#27 “Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?” (Matthew 22:12)

 

SEPTEMBER 05  THE JESUS QUESTIONS    

JQ#27  

“Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?”  

(Matthew 22:12)

LIVING FOR JESUS  Daily Prayer   

JESUS, Lord, my Savior, forever will praises for You be on my lips, 

for You are worthy. Lord there is nothing good in me or about me, 

but in spite of my shortcomings You Sacrificed Your Perfect Life 

for my wretched soul — Lord some day the Mystery will be revealed

 why You would pay such an extensive price for such a soul 

which on the surface seems like trash and garbage? Jesus, I know

 that my soul has “value” only because of what You and the Father

 have done to purchase my pardon and set me free, Lord Jesus

 I pray for the Holy Spirit to fill me with the knowledge that 

I breathe free air only because of JESUS and keep my heart, 

soul, and mind forever thankful for this Grace that does

 “pardon and cleanse within — 

Grace, Grace, Marvelous Grace!”   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus  used a specific order of words, phrases, and actions in

 this 3rd Parable that reveals the character of God and of man. 

So far in the first section Jesus has revealed that God 

[a certain king] provides a bountiful  feast [arranged a marriage

 for his son] for all that will accept His Invitation [sent out his 

servants to call the invited] but the 3rd Parable also reveals 

mankind’s great sin against the Almighty Creator God Who 

Provides as Jesus states that man has rejected

 God’s Gracious Invitation and bountiful provisions [the invited…

were not willing to come]!?!?! Jesus showed in detail in Section 1

 of this 3rd Parable (Matthew 22:1-4) how God goes above and 

beyond the expected to provide for all that will “Come” and participate 

and then Jesus also goes into detail as to why and how mankind

 literally condemns ourselves as Jesus Teaches 

in Section 2 of this 3rd Parable a list of actions that would condemn

 anyone and would result in a verdict of “guilty” 

(P1) Dishonored God and His Only Begotten Son Jesus:

 “But they made light of [the invitation]” … 

(P2) Rejected God’s Sacrifice and call to Repentance: 

“…went their own ways…” 

(P3) Exhibited the true nature of sin which is stating: 

“I am my own god”  when the invited, 

“…seized [the king’s servants sent with the message 

from the king that ‘all things are ready. Come to the wedding.’”] 

and treated them spitefully, and killed them.” 

(Matthew 22:5-6)

 Jesus has now presented the case of God and has shown that mankind

 has condemned itself so now that the verdict of guilty has been 

passed down, the sentence must be passed down and the penalty 

applied as the judge has 

“sent out [the enforcers and] destroyed those murderers,

 and burned their city.” 

(Matthew 22:7) 

The 3rd Parable could have ended there with a good lesson being taught

 but God and His Son Jesus are ONE HOLY GOD and do not stop

 at “good” for they are “Perfect” and therefore Jesus continues to reveal

 more about the Character of God! We read that immediately 

after executing the penalty against the guilty that 

God does not 

“give up” on the world 

as Jesus continues the parable 

“Then [the certain king after punishing the guilty] said to his 

servants, ‘The wedding is ready … therefore go into the highways

 and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.” 

(Matthew 22:8-9)

 Just another example of God going that “extra mile” and extending 

His Invitation so that 

“whoever calls upon the name of the LORD 

shall be saved.” 

(Romans 10:13)

 or you can choose to be your own god and condemn yourself to utter

 destruction, but as always God gives you all the information you

 need to make an “informed” choice, you either respect God and

 His Invitation or you can choose to go the way of the world which

 anyone can observe is in a terrible mess! 

Don’t you think this 

would be a good time 

to secure a wedding garment

 and plan

 on attending the 

“Wedding Feast of the Son” 

instead of fighting off the beasts 

in this dog-eat-dog world 

we are living in today?!?!?!?

SEPTEMBER 04 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#27 “Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?” (Matthew 22:12)

 

SEPTEMBER 04  THE JESUS QUESTIONS    

JQ#27  

“Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?”  

(Matthew 22:12)

LIVING FOR JESUS Daily Prayer   

JESUS, Lord Jesus, You are the Ever-Shining Light that will 

lead us out of the darkness  onto Your Paths of Righteousness. 

Lord, only You have the Words to restore our soul and to make 

us Know that You are the Good Shepherd that will keep us 

from the enemy as You draw us into Your Flock. Jesus, take 

these moments of sickness in our lives to Teach us that You 

are the Great Physician. Lord I know that with life will come

 these issues but I also know that there is nothing that this world 

can do to me that You cannot fix for You have overcome the world

 and was victorious over the grave! So Lord Jesus my prayer is 

to remain fixed on You for 

You are even more constant than the North Star. 

Forgive me of my worldly shortcomings 

and keep me centered in Your Will 

and covered by Your Grace!   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus was always getting right to the point and with Section 2

 of this 3rd Parable Jesus really exposed the main problem with Israel

 when Jesus was Teaching in the temple in Jerusalem — as He 

started Section 2 “But they made light of it…” and in their 

self-absorbed arrogance they rejected the kings invitation and then they 

“…seized [the king’s] servants, 

treated them spitefully, and killed them…” 

and even though it is a parable, Jesus has identified the major 

problem with God’s “invited” [Israel] because they had turned to 

their own ways and had ignored the ways of God and all the Prophets

 that God had sent to show Israel her shortcomings, Israel basically

 “seized” God’s Prophets and had some of them killed. 

It is the same problem that is running rampant in today’s world 

as our society has taken God out of our government 

and they are “legislating” according to the desires of men. 

Our society today dishonors God and His Teachings more than any

 other time since the first persecution of Christians. Surely our world 

is making “light of” God and the world is persecuting God’s Servants

 on a scale never before seen! Jesus Taught about God’s 

“provisions” in Section 1 of this 3rd Parable and now in Section 2 

Jesus declares in no uncertain terms that

 for those that have rejected God that “Judgement” is coming

 as we read: 

“But when the king heard about [the mistreatment of 

His servants and the total rejection of His “Invitation”] …” 

that “[the certain king] was furious.” 

(Matthew 22:7a) 

I don’t know about you but the thought of God Almighty who has 

unlimited Power being “furious” is one of the scariest things I can 

think of. Yet in our society we have been fed the “Lie” that God 

is “impotent” and is no longer “relevant” to our modern lifestyle 

so we do not think about the consequences of making God “furious” 

and we go about our liberal lifestyles saying God is “wrong” 

and our “progressive” government passes man-made laws and declare

 those laws that defile the commands of God as “right” because 

they are “legal” by man’s standards??? 

Jesus lists the consequences associated with making [the certain king]

 “furious” and He continues the 3rd Parable: 

“And [the furious king] sent out his armies, 

destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.” 

(Matthew 22:7b) 

The fact that God sent out “His armies” [and not just an army] 

shows that God’s Punishment is going to be total for all who have

 transgressed the Law of God and have made “light” of 

His Power and Authority will feel His full Wrath! 

All transgressors will be “destroyed” and to make the destruction 

utterly complete God destroyed not only the wicked that had rejected 

His invitation but He also “burned up their city” — I know that 

when I read this passage that I have visions of Sodom and 

Gomorrah being leveled with an unearthly fire and the cities 

have never been heard of again —

 only God has the Power to “utterly destroy”. 

One must make the decision to  learn from God or listen to the 

world and ignore God and make “light” of Him and hope

 that He doesn’t really exist — for if God does exist then He has 

promised us a “Final Judgement” which God has already 

established the consequences for our actions and will administer 

“Penalties” and “Rewards” according to His Unchanging Law. 

Jesus Taught a “solution” to the problem of “rejecting” 

God in Parable 1 and that is to “Repent” 

and prepare for the wedding!