Proverbs 9: 1-2 “Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out and set up her seven [perfect number of] pillars. She has killed her beasts, she has mixed her [spiritual ] wine; she has also set her table.
Matthew 22: 2-4 “The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
The feast is done. The banquet is ready. The dance floor is waiting for our arrival and most importantly Jesus can’t wait to see our beauty. His Bride. For the ones that have allowed God to pour wisdom in, we have the privilege to see and be a part of this beautiful feast.
When I read this scripture in Proverbs I found myself stuck on verses 1 and 2. I couldn’t read past verse 2 without the rest of the words after the verse crumbling before my eyes. God beckoned me to come back to verse 2 and stop. Here is what I saw:
Wisdom, from God, is perfect. She has perfect plans because she is Gods. When we draw an ear to hear her voice our path’s become aligned with God and perfect. Our eyes open to see His plans for us and our will becomes His. There is no failing in Christ Jesus. He has it all laid out for us already.
The wedding feast parable painted a picture to me, showing that every beast was sacrificed, slaughtered and prepared for us. The people in the old testament had access to the father with the sacrifice they made to Him, but the sacrifice which we were saved by is better. The ultimate sacrifice. Everything is ready for us even when we don’t feel adequate to come. The blood of Jesus has paved our way back to the Father with our true repentance, acknowledgement and acceptance of what God has done for us. Wisdom screams, “look up! The ultimate sacrifice for your sins has been done. Walk it out with confidence, because you are now close to the Father again.
Wisdom has led me to see the feast. Wisdom has led me to the door that Jesus knocks on.