The people invited to the banquet initially accepted the invitation. But when the time came to attend, all had excuses for why they couldn’t. Their excuses were ridiculous. The first said he just bought a field and must go to see it. Who buys a field without seeing it? And couldn’t seeing a field wait for one day? It was not going anywhere.
The excuse of the man who bought five yoke of oxen was also not genuine. Who buys a farming team of five oxen without inspecting them beforehand?
The man, whose pretext was that he just got married, was also not sincere. Why plan to be married on the day of a banquet you knew was coming?
The man who invited these guests was God. The servant delivering the invitations was Jesus. The invited guests were the Jews of Jesus’s day. Most made excuses for why they rejected Jesus and his kingdom. They would not eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.
Many in my day also have reasons why they put other things before getting to know Jesus. They sleep late rather than pray, meditate on the word of God, and commune with God the Father. Sports are more important than generosity and servitude. Self gain is put in place of self sacrifice. I know that I need to prepare for the coming seventh trumpet call to the banquet. The time is now. No excuses are accepted.
