Your choice (The Marriage feast of the King’s Son Matthew 22:1-14)

Your choice (The Marriage feast of the King’s Son Matthew 22:1-14)
The parable of the Marriage of the Kings son, ends in at verse 14 by simply saying, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” In the context of this parable, we see that many received invitations to the wedding feast, but they chose to reject the invitation. By closing the parable this way Jesus is letting everyone know that the invitation is given to all, but most people chose not to accept it. The word, “chosen” here is the Greek word “eklektos” which technically means to be selected or chosen but the Strong’s Concordance goes on to say that it is often used to describe people who choose to follow the Lord, i.e., become God’s choice by freely receiving faith from Him. So simply put, you become God’s choice when you choose to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Free will is something that God has given mankind from the very beginning, and it still holds true today. Men and women are given the opportunity to choose whether they will serve the Lord or follow their own selfish ambitions in life. So many people ask the question, why would a loving God send anyone to Hell? The answer is simple, He doesn’t. He allows you to choose where you spend eternity. He gives you all the facts and allows you to make your own decision. He lets you know that your sin brings about death and even gives us a way to escape that death if we choose to, in the form of His Son Jesus. But ultimately, we choose where we spend eternity, we choose to accept grace and mercy or to rebel, we choose whether to believe the lies of this world or the truth of God, we choose to chase our passion and dreams or to yield to the plan God has for our life. Simply put, WE CHOOSE. Many are called but few are chosen, because most have refused to accept the invitation of the King (God).