Remember the story of the king who prepared a banquet and then invited all of his friends to come? Do you remember what happened? None of them came, so he got everything ready and then tried again. What happened? They didn't pay any attention and went about their business. Some actually attached and murdered those who the king sent out with the invitations. Yes, you have read this story before...it's in Matthew 22.
I have always thought that this banquest was Jesus talking about that day when we will celerate with Him in heaven. Yes, it is; however, today God, through His Spirit, showed me another application to this story.
Day after day these past two weeks I have "hit the floor running" from the time I have awakened and gotten out of bed. Yes, I've quickly read my devotions a couple of times, but mostly I've plowed right into the day. That happened again morning. I was trying to catch a ferry, and I missed it due to misreading the ferry schedule. This gave me an extra hour in my morning that I hadn't expected. My encouraging husband responded to my complaining text with the reminder that I now had time to read my Bible. That is how I ended up in Matthew 22. The latter part of the chapter was actually the "verse of the day" on my Bible app.
When I read the story about the banquet at the beginning of the chapter, God immediately spoke to my heart. He said, "I have been inviting you to a banquet with me every morning and you have declined. You are set on going about your business."
My heart was struck. This is so true. I am missing out on the privilege of banqueting with my God and my Savior simply because of my busyness.
It is time to savor this opportunity.
How about you?
