THE GARMENT-2

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Text :  Matthew  22:12.

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Some will be speechless in heaven when they appeared there without the right garment. 

Contrary to what the devil wants people to believe, God doesn't want anyone to go to hell. He made this abundantly clear in His words to us. He says in 2 Peter  3:9  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

 *God's love is shown in His patience towards this perversed and crooked generation, He's patiently waiting for sinner to repent and be saved.* 
His desire is that all should repent and come to the knowledge of the truth. 1Timothy 2:4.

This explains why Jesus gave an open invitation to all, to come to the wedding banquet-an Heavenly feast. None of us qualifies to be at this wedding but His mercy reached out to us nonetheless. 

He sent His servants to call in all and sundry to the Wedding. In Matthew 22:10, it was recorded that those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

Despite the fact that an open invitation was rolled out to both the bad and the good, God  expects all to appear in wedding apparel. 

The call unto salvation  is open to all, but once you honour this call, you are expected to bring forth fruit of repentance.

Luke  3:8 says, "Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you,that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham".

We live in an era where the subject of repentance is stylishly being silenced. *It's a huge disservice to major in what God minors in and to minor in what He majors in.* 

The message of the cross is very simple, call men everywhere unto repentance. Acts 17:30. Anyone who has accepted the word of truth must see to it that he is clothed in the right garment. 

When Jesus saw the guy that was not properly dressed, hear what His verdict was -  _Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth_ 

Being in the kingdom without following the kingdom lifestyle and protocol will only attract the ultimate punishment at the end of the day.

Bible  Reading:

Mathew 22:1-14.

PRAYER FOCUS

Father God, help me to always yield to your leadings within me so that I can be ready for the marriage supper of the lamb.

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