But the man was speechless; he had no answer to make; he had no excuse to offer. Perhaps he thought his own clothes were good enough for any wedding feast! Perhaps he had been angry with the servants for offering him the King's garment! We are not told—we only know that unless he had that garment which had been provided, he could not taste of the King's feast. The King ordered him to be sent away; and, in the dark night outside, how earnestly he must have wished that he had not been so proud, or so careless; and how he must have wept when he realized all he had missed. I think that the Lord Jesus told this story as a solemn warning against some things which prevent people from entering the "Kingdom of Heaven." These things are just as likely to prevent people now, as they were in the time that our Lord gave this parable to the multitude. The chief danger is carelessness. People say: "Oh, I haven't time!" "Oh, I can't take the trouble to be religious, I do very well as I am." They think it is all very well to be invited to the Wedding-feast in the Kingdom of Heaven, but they have other things to do; and they esteem the servants of the King, who bring the message, as very troublesome persons, who had better mind their own business! Those are some of the people who miss getting into the Kingdom of Heaven. [Illustration: THE KING ORDERED HIM TO BE SENT AWAY.] XXVII. Sowing the Tares When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He taught many of His most wonderful lessons by means of Story-pictures, or Parables. Perhaps you are older than some of your school-fellows, and the little ones gather round you and say "Tell us a story!" Don't they love stories? And don't you love stories? So did the people to whom our Lord spoke. He often put a word-picture before their eyes, and it sank into their hearts, and they remembered it ever after. I am going to tell you about one of these Parables which our Lord told to the listening multitudes. This one was about "The Kingdom of Heaven." This is the word picture which he put before their eyes. He said that the Kingdom of Heaven was like a man who had a field, and who sowed it with good seed. But at night, under cover of the darkness, while men were asleep, there came an enemy into this field. He carried a basket in his hands, and as he went up and down the field, he looked stealthily round him to make sure that no one was aware of his presence. And then he took handful after handful of seed from his basket and scattered it all over the field. Then he crept away in the darkness. [Illustration: SOWING THE TARES.] Why did he do it, do you think? It was because he hated the owner of the field, and wished to destroy his beautiful harvest.