But They Made Light of It
But they made light of it
“But they made light of it, and went their ways one to his farm, another to his merchandise…”
Matthew 22:5
In our text a king had made huge wedding plans for his son and desired certain people to attend the wedding but they were not interested and chose to do their own thing. The king would eventually allow anyone to come as long as they wore the appropriate wedding garments. To make light of this wedding invitation was no small oversight. They truly disrespected the king to reject his invite. They would pay for it later but for now I want to emphasize the generosity of the king to invite the common people of the land to his son’s wedding. He had made great preparation for them and they did not care. What a slap in the face! Have you ever bought a gift for someone and they did not accept it? Have you ever sacrificed to be a blessing or help to someone and they acted as though you were supposed to do it? How ungrateful!
Historical records now prove that there were warnings about the Japanese invading Pearl Harbor but the people in the know “made light of it”. Lots wife was warned not to look back when Sodom was destroyed but she made light of it! There are somethings that we can’t afford to make light of!
We can’t afford to make light of the judgment of God. If you want to be ready to meet God you better take his salvation through Christ seriously! There are people in hell who made light of salvation (Luke 16:19-31). We cannot afford to make light of our witness for Christ! There are some people that God has called us to witness to that will actually listen if we share our faith. If you don’t witness they may not get saved! We cannot afford to make light of our walk with God!
We cannot afford to make light of our financial responsibilities.
Don’t make light of the gifts God has given you! The day will come if you have not used them for the Lord he may take them from you!
To make light of something is to hold it in low esteem!