5.25 LK 14:16.27
Jesus forewarns those who ignore God’s call:
“A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When
everything was ready, he sent his servants to notify his invited guests that it
was time for them to arrive. But they all began making excuses. One said he had
just bought a field and wanted to inspect it and asked to be excused. Another
said he had just bought five pairs of oxen and wanted to try them out. Another
had just been married and, for that reason, couldn’t come. The servants
returned and reported to their master what the intended guests had said.
“The master was furious and told them to go quickly into the streets and alleys
of the city and to invite the beggars, the crippled, the lame and the blind.
But even then, there was still room.
“‘Well, then,’ said the master, ‘go out into the country lanes and out behind
the hedges and urge anyone you find to come so that the house will be full.
“‘For none of those I invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I
had prepared for them.’”
The average person is usually so preoccupied with worldly matters. There are
chores to do at home or some work that needs to be handled at the office.
Building a career is necessary to ensure a bright future. So is making money.
Finding a suitable mate and raising a family also takes up much time.
Then there’s relaxing, partying, meeting with friends and enjoying the good
things in life. Why not? After doing the work, you really do deserve to have a
break, a reward and a means to refresh and recreate.
Sometimes though, what with all the distractions and the fun times, it’s so
easy to forget and ignore some more important obligations and responsibilities
that should take first priority – your spiritual needs, the things of God.
Often, they are passed over when more time-sensitive concerns require your
immediate attention.
Lest you be too negligent, you should remember that, while you can certainly do
whatever you want, everything you do or not do will have dire consequences.
This reminder cannot be emphasized often enough.
Those who have not been apprised of the recent clarifications and deeper level
interpretations of the Divine Teachings can perhaps be excused for their
failure to comply.
But Jesus has words for those to whom he has simplified, upgraded and made his
Gospel message plain but have brushed it all aside, nonetheless, and preferred
instead, to hold to the false, superseded and socially acceptable but seriously
flawed teachings of false prophets.
“If you were blind, then, you wouldn’t be guilty; but since you claim that
you do see, then, your sin remains.” 1.12 JN 9.41
“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of
committing sin. But, as it is now, they have no excuse for their
sin.” 1.13 JN 15.22
Everyone has been given his own special mission in life. You should keep your
focus and never lose sight of your true objective.
Your success or failure in this life depends on it. Don’t be remiss.
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