Luke 14:12-14
He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
Tag: Who Does Jesus Call?
One of the differences between the world's philosophy and the Christian's world view is contained in this story of "who" is invited to the banquet. The world is focused on the exterior of people and how well they contribute to the world's definition of success. We popularize a certain body style (especially for woman, but men also). We promote a particular athletic skill and extremely over pay it for our own consumption and entertainment. We solicit powerful people to accelerate our own power and position. The world has a party and it "who" is there determines how powerful the party is or was. Jesus on the other hand it building His eternal kingdom. The party He is inviting everyone to is the banquet with Him and the God of creation (His Father). He is NOT inviting the most important and those who think they are "whole" and who "fit" in because they look just right. Jesus is calling the broken and the hurt and the displaced and the abused. Jesus is the friend of sinners and the hurting. His banquet will be made up of those who don't fit in because Jesus is not interested in what others see. Jesus is looking for faith from the heart. We might stumble every moment and He still loves us. We can rejoice that despite our body size, shape, or strength, Jesus loves us and calls us to His banquet. We can rejoice that despite our position on earth and our own feelings of inadequacy, Jesus makes us adequate for His banquet because He alone paid for us to be there. We are special in His sight for something more important than the pleasures of men for a season. Jesus is our friend and calls us to His party!!!
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