Israel's Invitation

In the parable of the invitation, the king sent out his invitations to those of his subjects to come to the wedding feast. Those special invitations were refused. The king took great exception to this slight. It is a matter of good judgment to accept the king’s invitation, and when he is refused, he is made fun of (in effect), saying he is not worthy of invitee’s time. The response of the king was wrath.

This parable refers in application to Israel. They received the Lord’s invitation (the King of kings), but they refused His offer of salvation.  They knew not they were lost, though the King did.  Instead, they were comfortable in their environment and they wanted no upheaval in their lives or time, even for a few hours (per the wedding invitation time). The King deemed them unworthy and so He sent His invitations to people the original invited guests thought were beneath them.

Lesson: invitations from others are not to be summarily dismissed as unworthy of your time, especially when one comes from the King. It was Jesus who said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matt. 11:28-30, ASV).

We are all tired, and the Lord offers rest. Wisdom will take Him up on the offer.