Wedding of All Time

Matthew 22
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Matt.22:32


LET IT GLOW

I remember the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Dianna.
It was probably the one wedding that was covered by the media world
wide. If you were like me, you ooh and awed over the whole thing-her
dress, the red carpet, the attendants, and her prince. Oh, to have been a
special, invited guest.

But as splended as that wedding was, there is one to come, even more
majestic than we could ever dream. It will be ever more excentric than
England's wedding of the century.

In verses 2-14, Jesus tells a parable about a wedding feast. In this
parable, there are special characters:
God is the King; Jesus Christ His Son is the bridgroom; the church,
we believers, is His bride; first invited guests are the Jews; the servants
are ministers preaching the gospel, inviting other guests, Gentiles to
salvation.

Christ provided salvation free for those who will accept the invitation to
come to Him. Some are not wearing the right wedding garments, which
are the righteousness of Christ and grace. The King sends them away.

Many are called to the wedding feast, but few are chosen (verse 14)
to wear the garment of Salvation, and are sent to Hell.

I don't know about you, but I want to be a included as one of Christ's
bride-the church. What a glorious wedding feast that will be!  We will
sit at the table with our Prince. Our only preparation will be to come
to Christ when He invites us to salvation.


LET IT GROW

A lawyer, that was a Pharisee, asked Jesus a question, "Master, which
is the greatest commandment in the law?" (verse 36)
Jesus' answer wasn't a judicial law, a ceremonial law, or a moral law.
"Love God and your neighbor," was Jesus' answer, plain and simple.

How much do I love God? Jesus told us to love God with all our heart,
all our soul, and all our mind.

Matthew Henry says,

                              "This is the will, affections, and
                    understanding;  it is the vital, sensitive, and intellectual
                    faculties.It is to be a sincere love, a strong love, a singular
                    and superlative love. We must love Him more than
                    anything else. This is the first and greatest commandment."

The second great commandment is to love our neighbor as ourselves.
(verse 39) It is like unto the first. It is evidence of our love to God.

If someone says, "I love God,: but hates a Christian brother or sister,
that person is a liar; for if we don't love people we can see, how can
we love God, whom we cannot see? 1 John 4:20 NLT

We do and should love ourselves. Therefore, we can show love to our
neighbor; we do so  by honoring, esteeming, and doing good to them.

Romans 13:10 says,"Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law."

How much do I love my neighbor/Christian brother or sister?

Jesus summed up the Ten Commandments with these two commandments.
Do I trive to live by them or the law?

LET IT GO

Be ready and dressed for the "wedding of all times."
Love God with all of me-heart, soul, and mind.
Love others as I love myself.
Work seriously on these every day.