When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Luke 14:7-11
Humility is so important in the kingdom of heaven. It tells us in the Bible over and over again to humble ourselves before the Lord. Sometimes when I think about this, I say to myself, "Okay, this is easy. Don't look proud and everything will be good." Really, being humble is not nearly as easy as it might sound. I mean, when I read this parable about the wedding feast, I'd like to say that I'd be the person to go and sit at the lowest spot at the table even when I see a spot of higher honour open. Unfortunately, I am not sure that this would be the case. I hate to say that if I saw a seat higher up, I'd probably take that seat. Now with that being said, I'd absolutely HATE to be asked to move to a lower seat. But in the moment, I don't think I would be thinking about that. All I would be thinking about is that I have a higher place at the table.
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
Psalm 149:4
Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
These verses say that humility is extremely important, like I already said, in the kingdom of heaven. Humility goes a long way, just like these verses say; "He crowns the humble with salvation" and "Humility . . . bring wealth and honour and life". When we humble ourselves before the Lord, He will rewards us for it. In the parable of the wedding feast, the guest who humbled himself and took the seat of lowest honour was blessed by being asked to move up. God's reward for a humble heart is so much greater than that.
My new goal is to every day, face every situation with a heart full of humility.
