SEPTEMBER 03 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#27-10 >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#27 “Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?” (Matthew 22:12)

LIVING FOR JESUS --- Daily Devotional

SEPTEMBER 03  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#27-10  >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<<   JQ#27  “Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?”  (Matthew 22:12)

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Jesus, Lord I pray that as I stand in this shadow of sickness that You will hold my tongue that I do not project anger or hurt to those around me, Your Salvation is so much greater than any sickness, Lord I pray that You will make Yourself manifest in my attitude with those around me, especially in this time of healing — anyone can praise You on the mountain top but Lord Jesus I know how important You are to my day-to-day life, sick or well, so Lord I am still Praising and Thanking You for this wonderful life You have provided for us, I just don’t want to blow my witness by showing others “self-pity” because of this “physical ailment” — instead I am going to keep Your Praise on my lips that is Due to the King of kings and Lord of lords, my Redeemer Jesus Christ!   AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

SEPTEMBER 03  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#27-10  >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<<   JQ#27  “Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?”  (Matthew 22:12)      Jesus Teaches this all important 3rd Parable (Matthew 22:1-14) on the “Authority and Power of God Almighty” in two sections and again the order of these 2 sections teach us even more about the character of God. Section 1 of the 3rd Parable covers Matthew 22:1-4 and contains the introduction of God’s Invitation to the “arranged marriage” of His Son and all the many “preparations” God has made for this “wedding”. The fact that this wedding feast parable is the 3rd of 3 Parables that Jesus is Teaching the religious rulers that were questioning Jesus’ “Authority” is significant because after the discussion of the Baptism of John and then the first two parables, everyone must come to the conclusion that all the parables are teaching the Truth of God that He is the Supreme Power and Authority and that God’s Plan for His creation includes His Son ——— God has chosen to express its significance in common terms that everyone can understand — Marriage — but if we consider that it is the Supreme Power and Authority that is “arranging” this “marriage of His Son”, then we do a great dishonor to both the Father and the Son if we reject the “Invitation” to the “marriage” — especially when it is so obvious that the Father has “prepared” the “wedding” in such great detail as we see in Section 1 of the 3rd Parable! However, the second section presents what is the major problem in the world today so Section 2 is a mirror for our society and our “rejection” of God’s “invitation”!!! We do not recognize God as the Supreme Authority and Power and we listen to the same lie Satan deceived Adam and Eve with in the Garden of Eden when Satan gave them this line which I will paraphrase here; “Adam and Eve, it’s your life and you can choose for yourself (Pro-Choice), I know God told you that if you eat of the fruit you will die but you won’t (calling God [Pro-Life] a liar). In fact, if you choose for yourself to eat of the fruit then you will be like God.(and there will be no penalty to pay)” Genesis 3:1-6 A close reading of the “Fall of Man” shows that Eve misquoted God even before Satan called God a liar and in the end it was Eve who made the decision based upon her observation that “the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, so she took of its fruit and ate.” (Genesis 3:6) So in the 3rd Parable, Section 2 shows God has not changed a single bit from His Character that was revealed in the Garden of Eden, God said that Adam and Eve would die and the Bible records that they did not die physically but they did die spiritually “the day they ate of the fruit”. Here in Section 2 of the 3rd Parable we read that those that rejected God’s invitation were going to have to pay the penalty for not accepting the invitation and questioning the Power and Authority of God Almighty like Adam and Eve paid in the Garden when they rejected God’s Authority in the form of God’s Single Command to “not eat”, for after the king had prepared the “wedding” and said “All things are ready. Come to the wedding” (Mathew 22:4)  that we read the rejection of God’s Authority: “But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business {Parable 1}. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully and killed them {Parable 2}.” (Matthew 22:5-6) God has proven over and over that His Word will stand and everyone that are so proud of themselves that they think that they do not have to listen to God, they will be in for a Great Fall themselves! If Jesus is Teaching that God is the Supreme Power and Authority, do you not think that He will show His True Character and administer punishment for those that reject God’s commands? God is Merciful and He is Gracious but if we forget that He will hold us accountable and that He HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY and WHAT GOD SAYS WILL COME ABOUT we will be making the same mistake all men who question God makes!!!!  So we should read Section 2 of this 3rd Parable to see the character of God that everyone thinks can be ignored by establishing “popular traditions” and legislating by man-made rules the moral standards of a society by the “doctrines of men” — the commands of God are as valid today as they were the day they were spoken by God the first time! Before you decide that this “wedding” is not worth attending you might want to read in Matthew 22:5-14 what happened in Section 2 of this 3rd Parable on True Power and Authority!?!?!?!?!?