The parable of the royal wedding banquet (MT 22:1-14), Christ is giving us a sense of the heaven that He is preparing for us. The story begins with a party. There was a king who wanted to celebrate the wedding of his son. The king invited some of the people for the party but they refused. Then the king expanded the invitation to everyone both good and bad. The story ends with the king discovering a guest who is not wearing a wedding garment. The king ordered him to throw him out into the darkness. The final words, “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Heaven is compared to a party, a celebration. Even when we turn the invitation, God still invites us. Entrance to heaven and the party is not determined by our goodness, but by God’s abundant grace. Saying “No,” to an invitation would be an insult. It would bring shame and force the king to act in order to reclaim his honour. If we strive every day to please our Lord and to live in his grace, we will have our wedding gown ready for the banquet.
Many times we refuse God’s invitations to celebrate and live our discipleships. Being a disciple of Jesus Christ involves saying, “Yes,” to God’s invitation. All we need to do is to accept God’s invitation.
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