Sorry Pastor, I just don’t have any time to come to church on Wednesday nights. Is that right? O that’s right; You go to the gym three nights a week for two hours, Thursday night out with the boys and Friday night date night and Saturday night is movie nights.
Amazing how cheesy the excuses we offer when we hear them back to ourselves. This reminds me of the story Jesus told: “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.' 18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.' 19 And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused. 20 Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come” (Luke 14:16-21).
Sad, when Jesus finished telling the story, the end result was that those who made the excuse never made it to the wedding. Worse, the story was a metaphor about preparing your life to go to heaven and the wedding was the “Marriage Supper” (a Bible metaphor for heaven).
The next time someone reminds you about Wednesday night service, whatever you do, do not offer a cheesy excuse. Drop one of the other “none eternal issues” and get to church on a Wednesday night Bible class.
By Dr Tim McClure
