Grace for your spirit July 16, 2008

Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, 'Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.' Luke 14:21

God compared His Kingdom to a great dinner that He prepared for everyone. First of all God called for those who had already been invited and they made excuses. Then God sent His slaves to invite the outcasts of the world. The poor, crippled, lame, and blind were welcomed. The religious people of that day were repulsed by the people from the streets invited to their dinner. It really didn’t matter because with that attitude, those religious ones wouldn’t be there anyway. Which group are we? Do we object about the membership allowed in church, or are we thankful all are invited? With the wrong kind of attitude and partiality we may be on the outside looking in too.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23