Daily Devotion Fri. 17/2/2017

LESSON 12                               19/2/2017

THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING CLOTHES 

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 148, 150

Devotional Reading: Lk. 14:15-24

Topic for Adults: Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen.

Topic for Youths: Don’t Refuse God’s Invitation

Topic for Intermediates: Enter Through The Narrow Gate

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 22:1-3; Rev. 21:2,9; Matt. 22:4-8; 23:37; 22:8-13

Memory Verse:           “But when the king came to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment’. And he was speechless (Matt. 22:11-12) NKJV

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING 

Fri. 17/2/2017

The Garments of Salvation

Isa. 61:10; Gen. 3:6-7

Adam and Eve were both created in the image of God. When they became sinful, the perfect image was shattered. The first thing they did, was try to fix it. They made clothes for themselves with leaves. It might have made them feel a little better, but it did not really fix the broken image they just had. For the inadequacy they felt did not come as a result of their outward appearance, but from the sin that laid heavily upon their souls. Before we accepted Christ, we all felt the same emptiness and the broken image we inherited and we longed to address this until we accepted the salvation provided by God through our Lord, Jesus Christ. That is exactly what Isaiah is talking about. He says “I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness…” Prophet Isaiah was pretty excited about these clothes.

Point of Emphasis: For the inadequacy they felt did not come as a result of their outward appearance, but from the sin that laid heavily upon their souls.

Prayer Point: O Lord wash me with Your blood and clothe me with Your garment of righteousness in Jesus’ name.