Scripture Union Daily Guide 21st March 2026 – A Generous But Rejected Invitation
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 21 March 2026 (Saturday)
Welcome to Scripture Union Daily Guide Devotional today. As you read, study and meditate, may the Lord Almighty reveal His essence to you in Jesus’ Name, Amen!
Scripture Union Daily Guide 21st March 2026 – Today’s Devotional
TOPIC: A GENEROUS BUT REJECTED INVITATION
Opening Prayer
Dear Lord, I pray that you order my steps today through your word as I meditate on it.
Bible Text
Luke 14:15-24
Meditation Question
►Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
►Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
►Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 21st March 2026 – Outline
This is continuation of the discourse at the banquet in the house of a prominent Pharisee at which Jesus was a guest (Luke 14:1). As Jesus spoke about the kingdom of God, one of the guests at the table responded, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God” (Luke 14:15). This man assumed that he and his peers would naturally be part of God’s banquet, probably because they had the privilege of eating with Jesus on this occasion. In response, Jesus told a parable that challenged this assumption. The parable shows that God’s invitation is open to all, but many will miss it for various reasons.
Read Luke 14:16-20 again. Why did those invited refuse the invitation? Take note that all the reasons they gave were not bad in themselves, but they can become distractions to our pursuit of God’s Kingdom (cf. Hebrews 12:1). What are some of the things in contemporary time which are causing distractions and hindering people from responding to God’s invitation? What else can we learn from Luke 14:21-24 about God’s Kingdom?
And So
What are the excuses keeping you from fully following Christ? Decide to break away from them today.
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you for your great invitation which you have extended to me. Help me to embrace it wholeheartedly.
Prayer of Faith
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Colossians 3:23
Prayer for the Week
Pray for children of God who are trusting and waiting on God for marriage partners, children; that God will remember them. Pray that grace be multiplied unto them, that they will not be weak nor weary in the place of waiting. Pray for grace to always rejoice in the faithfulness of God.
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