Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Wedding Warning

"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which a made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.... They made light of it and went their ways.... And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment. And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless" (Matthew 22:2-12). "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness.... But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags" (Isaiah 61:10, 64:6).

You have your wedding invitation;
God bids the greatest and the least.
He gives the garments of salvation,
Required at this wedding feast.

This robe of righteousness He gives
Will cover your unrighteousness;
For Jesus died, He rose, and lives
To justify each wedding guest.

A word of warning to all those
Who think their righteousness will do:
Your righteousness, like filthy clothes,
Will not suffice to cover you!

How shall you stand before the King
Without His garment on that day,
When no excuse that you can bring
Explains your negligence away?

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