Jesus is all about the Party in Luke 14. My favorite two lessons on partying are as follows.#1 You may or may not be "all that"
Jesus points out in 14:7-11 that a party goer needs to be careful when assessing their significance at said party. They should not seat themselves too close to the cool spots, lest the party host ask them to move so someone else can sit closer to them. The moral... it is better to sit in a humble place and let others brag about you... than it is to brag about yourself only to have others point out your misplaced confidence in your own social standing.... or as Jesus puts it:
"For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
#2 Those who are not "all that" may actually be more "that" than those who seem to be "all that" Did you follow that?
In this lesson found in 14:12-14 Jesus teaches about the importance of a good guest list. Where as some invite people to the party in order to move up the social latter... Jesus recommends an alternative. PS... if you listen to Jesus you may get some payback from the Big Guy himself... Jesus suggests that we invite those who have nothing to offer us... the sick... the poor... the uncool... the kid that everyone makes fun of to our party... Why? While this may be social suicide... this makes God happy... and since we will get no temporary social reward... God himself... sees our willingness to love those who have nothing to offer us and is very pleased.
What about you... have you any good party tips?
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this is unrelated to the 53, but anyone please comment...
we were talking in our godsquad group about modesty (mostly with clothing). How important do you think this is? Tight shirts, short shorts, low cut, tank tops...
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