What is holding you back? 

The wedding banquet was one of the most joyous occasions in Jewish life and could last for up to a week.  In His parable, Jesus compares heaven to a wedding banquet that a king had prepared for his son (Matthew 22:1-14).  Many people had been invited, but when the time for the banquet came and the table was set, those invited refused to come.  They all have excuses.  In fact, the king’s servants who brought the joyful message were mistreated and even killed.

What is holding you back to make up your mind and live your God given life?  Are you ignoring God’s calls and forwarding them to www.it-can-wait.com?  When will God’s business become a priority of your life again?  One of the greatest single barriers to answer God’s calling involves the issue of inconvenience.  Our schedules can be so hectic and our lives already stressed.  Yet, we have a call to get involved and it might get a little messy.

Note that it is not because the invited guests could not come to the wedding feast, but that they would not come (see Luke 13:34).  Every one of them had an excuse.  How tragic, and how indicative of human nature, to be offered the blessings of God and to refuse them because of the draw of mundane things!  May we be wise and ready to answer his invitation!