Luke 14:18

"He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’"

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes the urgency and readiness of God's invitation to salvation. Just as the host sends a servant to urge guests to come and enjoy the feast, so too does God send His messengers to call people to partake in the spiritual banquet of eternal life.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 18. I have bought a piece of ground. Perhaps he had purchased it on condition that he found it as good as it had been represented to him. I must needs go. I have necessity, or am obliged to go and see it; possibly pleading a contract or an agreement that he would go soon and examine it. However, we may learn from this that sinners sometimes plead that they are under a necessity to neglect the affairs of religion. The affairs of the world, they pretend, are so pressing that they cannot find time to attend to their souls. They have no time to pray, or read the Scriptures, or keep up the worship of God. In this way many lose their souls.

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