Wait to Be Seated

The Sovereignty of God
The Sovereignty of God

The Mountain of God

Luke 14:7-11  The Message

Invite the Misfits

^7-9 He went on to tell a story to the guests around the table. Noticing how each had tried to elbow into the place of honor, he said, “When someone invites you to dinner, don’t take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he’ll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You’re in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.’ Red-faced, you’ll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.

^10-11 “When you’re invited to dinner, go and sit at the last place. Then when the host comes he may very well say, ‘Friend, come up to the front.’ That will give the dinner guests something to talk about! What I’m saying is, If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face. But if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.”

For Reflection

While it is important that you love yourself, it is even more important that you humble yourself.  There is no status hierarchy in the kingdom of God.  Have confidence that God sees you as God's child and, therefore, you have no need to prove your status. Be comfortable in who you are and be obedient to God's will.

Pray

for humility.  Pray for the ability to conduct yourself in the spirit of Christian hospitality.