“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
“Daddy, are you wearing your wedding shoes?”
Those were the sweet words of my precious little girl when she was just 5. To help you comprehend with this question completely, I had bought a new pair of black dress shoes for a wedding ceremony I was conducting.
So in her mind there was a significant association between the fancy Steve Madden’s and a wedding. So everytime I wore those pointed toed high fashion footwear came the question if I was sporting my nuptial kicks.
It’s really a great question. Jesus tells a parable of the great wedding feast in Matthew 22. Slid into the story wear none of the invited guests show up is a short snippet about a man not dressed for the wedding.
In Jewish culture this was a big deal, even an insult to the host. The invited guest was suddenly revoked of his invitation and kicked out into the darkness. Which makes me think: “am I wearing my wedding shoes?”
The Polaroid picture of the wedding feast we get from Jesus is a parable about the kingdom of God. It’s the celebration of the Son of God marriage to our hearts for eternity. Which is longer than just til death do us part.
Not being dressed properly exempts you from the dancing with the groom. Not being fashionably prepared procludes you from dining as the guest of the groom.
So the question becomes “are those your wedding shoes?”
