Excuses
“Then said he unto
him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at
supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now
ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto
him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray
thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I
go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married
a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord
these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go
out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the
poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord,
it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said
unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come
in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men
which were bidden shall taste of my supper.” (Luke 14:16-24)
Today’s Morsel: Is an excuse really
an excuse or is it a lie? Do we seek an excuse for why we can’t do something,
be someplace, or don’t desire to go, or do we tell a lie? Some excuses are
valid while others are not. If I give you a truthful excuse, then it is valid.
But if I give you an untruth excuse, then it is a lie. Jesus told the parable
that a certain man made a great supper and bade many: And sent his servant at
supper time to say to them that were bidden, come; for all things are now
ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The
first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and
see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke
of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said,
I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Notice he invited
many. Apparently, those that were invited were aware that the man was going to
make the supper and that they had been invited. But they planned something else
instead, or they chose to do something else rather than attend the supper. They
made excuses, Jesus said. By Jesus telling this parable to us, apparently, it
is to show us that these three men's excuses were lame. We have all been
invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. So don’t make excuses for why you
can’t come. He just might give away your seat to someone else.
Sing: Jesus has a table spread where the
saints of God are fed, He invites His chosen people to come and dine.
With His manna He doth feed us, and supply our every need, tis so sweet to sup
with Jesus all the time.
Come and dine the Master calleth, come and dine; You
may feast at Jesus' table all the time. He who fed the multitude turned
the water into wine, to the hungry calleth now come and dine.
Thought For Today: “For the invisible
things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood
by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they
are without excuse:” (Romans 1:20)
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