In the Bible, there is a parable about the Father who prepared a banquet for a carefully chosen people to celebrate his son's wedding.
All the invited guests either declined or ignored the invitation due to preoccupations in life:
Even the thugs and bums at the slums were welcomed, and they weren't stoned or discriminated.
Even the prostitutes and the harlots came, and they were served like the ladies of noble families, like virgin princesses treated with respect.
In eschatological terms, JESUS is the groom and the church is His bride and we are the church.
Every so often and in different ways, God is continually seeking to seal a covenant with us--no matter how good or bad we think of ourselves or others perceive us. GOD LOVES US.
But how do we respond?
Are we like those "chosen guests" with hardened hearts in the story?
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All the invited guests either declined or ignored the invitation due to preoccupations in life:
One said he has just bought a field and is on his way to visit it.What happens then? Because all that The Father wants is to share the merits and joy of his son's wedding, he instructed his servants to go tell everyone else that there is a feast in his house and no sooner, the house was filled with other people, commoners, nobodies and beggars alike.
Another said he is just married and cannot leave wife, as the law insists.
Others may have indicated positive response at receiving the invitation, but simply did not show up when the moment came.
Even the thugs and bums at the slums were welcomed, and they weren't stoned or discriminated.
Even the prostitutes and the harlots came, and they were served like the ladies of noble families, like virgin princesses treated with respect.
In eschatological terms, JESUS is the groom and the church is His bride and we are the church.
"For God so loved the world, He gave us His only son...."
Every so often and in different ways, God is continually seeking to seal a covenant with us--no matter how good or bad we think of ourselves or others perceive us. GOD LOVES US.
But how do we respond?
Are we like those "chosen guests" with hardened hearts in the story?
Or the ordinary people who know "Love" works?
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