Day 235..."Asa stumbles...get affairs in order...uninvited guest"

Asa stumbled in turning to military might and not God. He had done so well on a previous occasion, when he faced one million, to trust God against all odds. What happened? Is trusting God not an ongoing work in progress. We have to trust God in all circumstances. Jehoshaphat also begins his reign by honoring God and the strength is evident. In Isaiah 38, we read of getting ones affairs in order..."“Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover.” Hezekiah was told he would die but... after an earnest prayer... was given fifteen more years to his life. The parable of the wedding feast does not sound very "Kingdomlike" upon first reading as one guest is turned away. There there must be meaning to the wedding garment required. Is our invitation to the Kingdom of God dependent upon a life that makes preparations to be ready? The ousted man would have been offered proper attire. Did the man without a wedding garment refuse the host's apparel? The NIV study notes suggests this was the problem, as he refused the opportunity to dress properly.