PASSION - Dag Heward-Mills

READ: Luke 14:16-24
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Isaiah1:19

Many excuses cannot be substantiated. A good minister must learn to see through the emptiness of excuses.

I spoke to one friend, inviting him to church. He in turn spoke about how the time was not convenient and how he had quite a distance to travel.

I said to him, "You are a successful businessman. Everything you want to do, you do. How come you have no time for God?"

I told him, "If you really want to do something you can do it."

Again, some people do not pay their tithes because they claim they have no money. Watch how much money they spend on other things. You will realize that the problem is not a lack of money, but the spirit of greed.

Many husbands blame the inadequacies of their spiritual relationships on their wives and vice versa. I remember once, one of my pastors did fundraising in a branch church. During the fundraising, the pastor asked for those who would like to give some money for the purchase of church instruments. A husband who happened to be a foreigner was prepared to give a donation. Just as his hand was going up, the pastor saw his wife pull his hand down. After the service, the lady approached the pastor and said, "You know, the reason why we didn't give any money is because my foreign husband is so stingy."

That was an outright lie. It was actually her husband who wanted to donate something. His wife prevented him.