The Parable of the Great Banquet

Luke 14:15-24

The Parable of the Great Banquet

 ¹⁵ When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”  ¹⁶ Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. ¹⁷ At 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.’
   ²² “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
   ²³ “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. ²⁴ I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”

The invited guests missed the point. The host wanted to throw a party in their honor and they made excuses not to come. Thus, the host was angered and said fine then I'll invite whoever does want to come and those who rejected my invitation will never get to be a part of dinner. Then all of those who wanted to come arrived and they had a glorious feast. 

Think about this in relationship to God's kingdom. He invited everyone to be apart of His Kingdom, are you going to give him some lame excuse that would cause you to miss out on all that He has to offer or are you going to arrive with eagerness at the gates of Heaven.