Luke 14:12-24: What’s your excuse? (please click here for todays passage)

The initial invites to the ‘great banquet’ of the Kingdom of God went to the Jewish people, but the majority missed out because of their own reasons. They had their excuses. But their rejection meant that the gospel went out into the world with the widest of embrace.

What’s your excuse?

What’s your excuse for avoiding Jesus? Maybe you know something about Him. Possibly you are impressed by Him and attracted to Him, but you still haven’t surrendered your life to Him. If not, why not? Is it just that you think you’ve got something better to do at the moment, and one day you will give Him the time of day?For many people that ‘one day’ keeps getting pushed back, and it never comes. In Jesus’ parable the excuses made were feeble and ridiculous. So are ours.

It may also be that for some Christian reading this, that you are currently content to fly at a low altitude spiritually. One day you will be a stronger disciple; at some indefinite point in the future you will have the walk with God you know to be possible for you. You will give up that favourite besetting sin. But for now you have your excuses for mediocrity.

What’s YOUR excuse? Realise that it stands between you and really good things God wants to give you. He is not out to ruin your life. He invites you to the best party ever.