The Clothes of Salvation

UV 1398/10,000 The Clothes of Salvation
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Matthew 22 v 12
A person should be dressed befitting one’s station in life as well as the occasion. One cannot go to a wedding feast dressed as if for a funeral. One needs to wear the proper inner attitudes. Our attitudes are our inner clothing. Our actions and reactions flow from the spring of our attitudes. The Lord wants us to be dressed in the clothes of salvation when we attend the Lamb’s wedding feast. The “Lamb” is a metaphor for Jesus, His beloved Son and the feast is the celebration of the union of Christ and the church, His bride.

Naked we came into this world but we cannot enter the kingdom of God in the nakedness of our being. We need to be clothed in the clothes of salvation- the robes of righteousness, the shirt of faith, the belt of truth, the shoes of the readiness to go places for the Lord, the signet ring of authority over sin, death and disease on our finger, the spirit of joy, thanksgiving and continual worship. We cannot go dressed as a beggar. We need to carry gifts of what we have done with what the Lord has placed in us and with us. More is expected from him to whom more has been given.

The truth of this uni-verse is that we cannot take lightly the salvation purchased for us at such a heavy price. We cannot treat with contempt the gifts of God. We need to give of our best to the Lord in all that we are and all that we do. Our wedding garments should exude a sense of everlasting joy. We cannot carry in us bitterness and the spirit of iniquity. Our faith should not have gaping holes in it or be a patchwork of our beliefs. It is not as if these clothes are what got us invited to the feast of the Lord but having been invited, it is a sign of our appreciation and gratitude for the invitation we received. We need to increasingly live up to the expectations the Lord has for each of us. Our faith should be proven by our faithfulness in our daily walk with the Lord. A lifestyle befitting our eternal destiny clothes us with joy and power. Our beliefs should be manifest in our actions, attitudes and behaviour.

Prateep V Philip