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”??? 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!