"Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.'" (Luke 14:23)
You will remember that the first invitees had an excuse for not accepting the invitation. Remember when you did?
There was the business/work/pay-the-bills excuse. Then there was the family excuse. What they valued as priority is what kept them from the greatest "value" in life and, I might say, in death, a life of feasting with/in Jesus Christ. I have had similar excuses; so have you. My only hope and prayer now is that we have no more.
Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You so much for Your invitation to Your, "Great Supper." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
