Day Seven: The Great Supper
Aug 28, 2005 Print This Post
//MOOD: Um
//NOISE: Joel’s Band Practicing
Luke 14:15-24
Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, What a privilege it would be to have a share in the Kingdom of God!
Jesus replied with this illustration: A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to come. But they all began making excuses. One said he had just bought a field and wanted to inspect it, so he asked to be excused. Another said he had just bought five pair of oxen and wanted to try them out. Another had just been married, so he said he couldnt come.
The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was angry and said, Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. After the servant had done this, he reported, There is still room for more. So his master said, Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. For none of those I invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I had prepared for them.
Four Questions
What can I learn about God?
He is inviting everyone to come to Him.
What can I learn about people?
People make tons of excuses to not follow him. My favorite in this one was the guy who needed to “try out his new oxen.”
What can I learn about me?
Now, obviously this passage is about salvation, but it strikes me that on another front I make a lot of excuses. There are so many times where I know what God is asking me to do, but I make excuse after excuse as to why I don’t want to do it. It reminds me of this quote from DL Moody: Excuses are the cradle that Satan rocks men off to sleep in. Also, this verse in James 4:17 “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.”
Connect the dots.
This is pretty well answered in the last question for me.
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