Excuses. Excuses. Excuses.
Luke 14.
16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 Another said, ‘I now have a wife, so I can’t come.’
One man’s excuse was “stuff to do.” Another man’s excuse was “stuff to try out.” The last man’s excuse was a relationship. What’s your excuse?
Lately I’ve seen people allow all kinds of other things to take the place of their relationship with God. They either have stuff to do: work, vacations, projects around the house, etc. Or they have stuff to try out: boats, memberships, sports, recreation, etc. OR they have some new relationship that takes priority: girlfriends, boyfriends, new baby arrival, marriage, etc.
Are you allowing any of these things to take priority in your life?
Jesus has prepared a great feast, don’t let ANYTHING stop you from getting there.
