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Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International. |
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No More Excuses
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible
qualities"his eternal power and divine nature"have been clearly seen, being
understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.1 It is a part of
human nature to make excuses. However, the “but” in our lives has the power to
keep us from being our best selves or from receiving the greatest blessings.
Jesus once told the parable2 of a man who gave a great banquet and
invited many. When it was time for the feast to begin, all of his invitees
began to make excuses for why they could not attend. The first one said, I
would, but…. “I bought a field, and I
must go out and see it.” The next one said, I would, but…. “I have bought oxen, and I need to go examine them.” And
another said, I would, but…. “I just
got married, so I cannot come.” When the host heard of all the excuses he
became angry and told his servant to go out to the city streets and bring in
the poor, crippled, blind, and lame. The excuses he had been given were not in
themselves bad reasons for why they could not attend, it was the fact that they
were being given a blessing and choosing to reject it. He had prepared a
banquet meant to be enjoyed and the “buts” of the guests caused them to be
uninvited. A similar
invitation has been extended to each of us. God has invited us to accept the
gift of His Son, Jesus, and the promise of an eternal banquet waiting for us to
enjoy in Heaven one day. Yet, many of us have an excuse as to why we will not
accept this invitation: “I will think about that when I am older”, “No one else
in my family is a Christian”, or “My life is fine the way it is”. These and
many other excuses have been given to the King of kings in rejection of His
eternal gift of Salvation. Now what if God decided to take back His invitation?
Are we prepared to lose an eternity with Him? Our God is merciful and patient
and desires that no one be left out " not wanting anyone to perish (2 Peter
3:9). There is already a place prepared for you, will you accept His
invitation? Dear Heavenly
Father, I have made too many excuses but I am no longer willing to spend an
eternity without you. I ask you to forgive my sins and I accept your gift of
Salvation that you have so freely offered. Thank you for a place at your table.
In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen. 1.
Romans 1:20 (NIV). 2.
Luke 14:16-24. Today’s Encounter was written by: Veronica B. |
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