Excuses

 

Excuses

Luke 14:15-24

How would you feel if you had a party and everyone you invited had an excuse not to come?

What if it were Jesus inviting you into His home, His heart? What would be your excuse not to come? He invites you to follow Him.

Did you just get married, and your new bride is your priority? Do you have animals to tend to or new land to cultivate? These were the excuses of those invited to the master’s house for dinner in Luke 14:15-24.

Understandably the master got angry. Fortunately for those on the highways and byways, the food was not gone to waste.

Jesus has many followers, but He particularly wants you to follow Him. He wants you to come into His home, His heart.

Not going to a person’s dinner doesn’t sound like much but following Jesus, answering His invitation with a “yes” is the difference between life in heaven or eternity in hell.

What happens when you follow Jesus? First, following His words in the Bible gives one a sense of who He is and what He does. Following Him through prayer gives a feeling of building a relationship with Him. Following Him in worship and praise gives you a heart for God and the Holy Spirit. Following Him in baptism gives you a direct path to salvation.

What could be more important than following Jesus in all these ways straight to heaven.   What is your excuse?

Please read the scriptures listed, study them, apply them to your life and grow in the saving relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior.

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