What Are You Wearing?

Jesus taught of a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. The hall was filled with guests gathered from the highways and byways, both good and bad alike. Yet when the king entered, he noticed one man without the required wedding garment. The invitation was real enough, yet the man was inappropriately dressed. He may have reached the banquet hall in his own attire but was made conspicuous by his impropriety.

Beloved, there are many garments offered to us along our journey through life. Some are woven from the norms of society or church culture; others are forged from the fires of religious activism in pursuit of building a kingdom. Like David standing before Saul, we may find ourselves urged to wear armour never fashioned for us by God. Such garments may grant a sense of identity, even solidarity with others, but those fit for the Bridal chamber can only ever given by Jesus Himself and can never be fashioned by man.

The call of the Spirit is deeply personal and individual. It leads us away from the rhythms of this world, and away from the imposition of compliance. We shall be accepted before God, not because of the emblems we wear or achievements we boast, but the meekness we exude yielded and yoked to Christ.  The narrow path we walk requires courage to resist voices that would clothe us in identities not fit for a Bride to wear. Scripture says of the Bride, “To her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white.” The true wedding garment is not self-made, nor imposed by others, but received through abiding union with Christ. The Bridegroom seeks those willing to remain undefiled by the attire of man, choosing instead the fine linen granted by His love and approval. Remain faithful, beloved. Refuse every lesser garment and let the Bridegroom Himself prepare you for union with Him.