Matthew 22:9 (New International Version)
"Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find."
It seems a bit old fashion, but dress does matter in the Kingdom of God. If I haven't already turned you off at this point, what I mean is described in the parable of the Wedding Banquet. As the story goes, nobody answers the master's wedding banquet invite and so he invites street people basically to come to his banquet, but there is at least one of them who doesn't take into consideration where he is going and dresses in his street clothes. The master insulted and infuriated throws him onto the street. What you might not know about this parable is that clothes would have been given to anyone who attended in preparation for the banquet. This person obviously refused to wear the proper attire and was therefore unprepared and not suited for the banquet. There are preparations we must make in order to attend the big party in heaven and if we fail to "cloth" ourselves in the righteous of Christ, we will find ourselves kicked out just like the one in this parable, but we will spend eternity separated from God in Hell! The parable also gives us a picture of what heaven will be like; people from all walks of life will be present, not just the few privileged ones, but all that accept Jesus as their Lord & Savior. How are you dressed? Are you "clothed" in the righteousness of Christ? How does it make you feel to know their will be different types of people in heaven that might not look anything like you do?
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