Banish Pride

 Luke 14: 1, 7-11

14 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. 

Take the Lowly Place

⁷ So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: ⁸ “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him; ⁹ and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place. ¹⁰ But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. ¹¹ For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

In subtle ways, how often do we seek "the best places"?  We want to be recognized for our achievements,or lauded for our "fine words", or acclaimed for our wisdom.  Oh yes?  What will that get us?  On the contrary, Jesus advises us to "take the lowest place."  "For whoever exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be humbled." (Lk 14: 11).  Pure and simple, but the work of a lifetime. It's time to banish pride.  If we haven't :begun yet, why not start today?

Bro Rene