“Disqualified From Jesus’ Banquet.”
Monday, May 12, 2025Key Verse
“For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.” Luke 14:24
Text — Luke 14:16-24
Message
FIFA is the world soccer governing body. If a country is found to have disobeyed its rules, FIFA has the authority to ban or suspend that country from participating in its organized football event. No country is above FIFA’s rules or sanctions. Many great countries have been barred from participating in FIFA soccer events in the past for a variety of reasons, including not following the rules, unnecessary interfering in football affairs by governments,violence, and so on.
Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary to save us from sin and bring us into sweet relationship with God. The sacrifice of Jesus provides invitation for all to God’s kingdom. Believers who follow and serve Jesus to the end will partake in the great banquet. Today’s passage serves as a serious warning to every believer that nobody is too big to be disqualified from the great banquet. This gathering of the redeemed of the Lord in the presence of God on the Last day is what every believer is eagerly waiting for.
Sinners who continue to make excuses for not surrendering their lives to Jesus will be excluded from Jesus’ great banquet. All unserious believers who were invited to the banquet but made excuses and also live careless lives would be barred from God’s kingdom. Pray that you will not be disqualified.
Further Reading
Revelation 19:5-9
Prayer for today
Lord Jesus, help me to be a partaker in Your heavenly banquet.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
