God Is Calling, There Is No Excuse

Luke 14:16-21
16Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

18"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.'

19"Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

20"Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'

21"The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.'


What was revealed to me in this passage is the amount of excuses there are in life. There is even an iPhone application that produces humorous excuses.

God is calling us. Am I giving excuses? If I give Him excuses, and I truly will not do the will of God, He will get other people to do His will. I am disobeying God this way. I have no excuse if I am dead to myself, and alive in Christ.

Father God, I pray that my excuses not even be thought of when I am called to serve you. I pray against my pride and my selfishness, and I give no excuse for what you have called me for. Allow your Spirit to work in my life. I pray that I may give you glory. In Jesus name.
Amen.