The king sends more servants to say, “Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner... everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”

Devotional: The king refuses to let the banquet go to waste. He prepares an incredible feast and sends out another round of servants. This time the message is more urgent: Everything is ready. Come to the banquet. The generosity of this king is staggering. He isn’t just offering scraps; he has prepared a full celebration.

In this, we see the heart of God. The kingdom of heaven is not half-prepared. It is fully furnished with grace, forgiveness, joy, and belonging. The invitation is not for later—it’s for now. “All things are ready” means we don’t have to clean ourselves up first, or wait until life feels settled. God’s invitation comes as we are, because He has already done the preparation.

But still, the guests hesitate. Some reject the message outright. Others make excuses, too busy with their fields and businesses. And so the tragedy continues: a banquet waits, and chairs sit empty, while those invited stay away.

It’s a sobering reminder for us, because how often do we treat God’s readiness as optional? We assume the banquet can wait until tomorrow. We think we’ll respond when life slows down, when the kids are older, when we’re less tired, when retirement comes. But God’s message is urgent: Everything is ready. The time is now.

That urgency also shapes our outreach. When we invite others into the life of faith, we’re not inviting them into something half-baked. We’re inviting them into a kingdom already prepared, a love already extended, a grace already given. We aren’t offering “maybe someday.” We’re offering life now, joy now, forgiveness now.

When we realize the fullness of what God has prepared, we begin to see outreach not as a duty but as a joy. Who wouldn’t want to tell others about a feast that’s already waiting for them? The King’s table has food enough, joy enough, and space enough. Our task is to carry the urgency of that good news into a world that is too often distracted by lesser things.

Don’t wait for the perfect moment to extend an invitation. The feast is ready now. All that’s missing is those who will come and take their seat.

Action: Share one concrete invitation this week—to worship, to Bible study, to coffee with a friend. Don’t wait.

Prayer: Father, thank You for preparing everything I need in Your kingdom. Forgive me when I treat Your invitation as something that can wait. Help me live with urgency, both in responding to You and in inviting others. Amen.

Thought for the Day: God’s feast is ready. Don’t wait to respond—or to invite others in.