“Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.” – Matthew 22:9
Jesus uses this parable to compare God’s Kingdom to a wedding feast given by a King (God) in honor of His Son (Jesus). Those initially invited to the feast (the people of Israel) generally couldn’t care less about it and don’t bother to attend. This is a terrible insult to the King, but it won’t stop the party!
Therefore, the servants of the King are sent out to invite literally everyone. They aren’t responsible for pre-screening, assessing, evaluating, or judging anyone’s worthiness. That’s the King’s job. Honestly, nobody’s worthy but He graciously welcomes many anyway. The King will sort out those who show up without appropriate wedding clothes from those who joyfully embraced the unexpected and gracious invitation to attend. The servants aren’t responsible for that.
If you’re a follower of Jesus, then you’re both a guest at this party, having been invited by others, and you’re a servant responsible for inviting still others (by telling them about Jesus). One of our fundamental responsibilities as Christians is inviting people to the greatest party ever held – the wedding feast of Jesus, the Kingdom of God.
Like the servants in the parable, we aren’t responsible for pre-screening people. We’re responsible for inviting people. We aren’t responsible for guessing in advance who will accept the invitation or show up properly dressed (having been washed by the blood of Jesus through faith in Him). We’re responsible for inviting people. We aren’t responsible for judging whether certain people are worth inviting (because we weren’t). We’re responsible for inviting people.
We aren’t responsible for overthinking. We’re responsible for inviting. Are you inviting “as many as you find” to Christ’s party?