“Humbled”
When
he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them
this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the
place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,
‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least
important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when
your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then
you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who
exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble
themselves will be exalted.”
Then
Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your
friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if
you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a
banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be
blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection
of the righteous.”
Luke 14:7-14
The
values of the kingdom that Jesus came to establish were radically different
than those of His day. Jesus put people in the places they were supposed to be,
not where they thought they should be.
We
are all sinners. We cannot sit in a place of honor unless we accept the
blessing of God through His Son Jesus Christ.
Disappointed
because you have not been given the honor you thought you should have? By being
saved you have already been given honor. Leave the rest
to God.
In Christ’s kingdom, humility trumps pride every time.
Our Daily Bread –