But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’
Luke 14:18 CSB
Some of these excuses may sound to us ‘good’ excuses. In this case, this landowner wanted to be sure to make the best use of his new acquisition. He needed to get started making it profitable so as to be sure to recoup his costs.
As in the other examples, the person in question deems their current activity more important than the banquet the man was giving. Thus, all of these persons considered their excuse perfectly reasonable. So often people consider thier excuses against the gospel reasonable as well.
Heavenly Father, thank You for another day of life! We wake up each day and think of it as ours. But it is Yours. You see the evil and the good the day may hold, and You know all the possibilities. And You allow us to live in Your Presence. You are amazing God! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.