January 13, 2019 · Luke 14:7–11

Vestiges of Prestige (Luke 14:7-11)

“What he's trying to say is honor cannot be seized. Honor is awarded. It's given. You can't just take it. Don't try to manipulate your way to the top. You're craving these high places at banquets. … Jesus knows the game that's played. He sees it all. The people who are taking these highest seats, he says, are actually the ones stealing from the widows. They have a heart condition of selfishness. Don't clamor for armchair honor, and so he ends up this pronouncement where he just says, He says to them, that those who will exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be exalted. This is the principle of the kingdom. If in your own heart you recognize, I am not all that. I am, no matter what my station is in all of life, I am simply a child of God, loved by God.”