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1.4 KiB
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33 lines
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title = "Luke 14:7–11"
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date = "2022-12-28"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk14.7-11)
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Since Jesus could see that the Pharisees and lawyers were so proud that they
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wouldn't even answer His questions, it makes perfect sense for Him to tell a
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parable against pride. They even gave Him another object lesson to teach from.
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There was surely some very polite jockeying for position as they were lying
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down to eat. Everyone was going through some internal calculus to figure out
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who was more important than themselves so that they could get the best place
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possible.
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Instead of doing that, Jesus tells them to take the lowest place when they
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attend a feast. That way, they can't be moved down from a higher place if
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someone more important comes in late, or they may be moved up because the host
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wants them to sit in a place of honor.
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Today it occurs to me that Jesus would have placed Himself in the least
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important place at this dinner, and the Pharisees would have been happy to let
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Him. This does not invalidate what Jesus said with "For everyone who exalts
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himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." (_v. 11_)
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Even if no one notices your humility in the moment (and remember, being noticed
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is never the point of true humility), God will see it and reward you at the
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proper time.
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* * *
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Help us to see ourselves as we truly are, and to see You as You truly are, so
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that our attitudes will be as they need to be.
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