01/07/2026
🚨Long Post Alert🚨
Can I Sit In the Front?
As a parent, many of us have experienced the old race to the front seat by our children. Whenever it's just my kids and I, they race to the door and to the car asking, "Daddy, can I sit in the front?". Often times stumbling over one another and arguing simply to sit where I haven't invited them. There are even times where they display attitudes as if they're entitled to this place and space. Many times with my twins, my daughter, who is "2 minutes older" than her brother, tries to use her "seniority" in age as her premise for sitting in the front.
In Luke 14:7-11, we see Jesus teaching on humility. At the feast there is this race to sit in the places of honor, the front. People are racing to be seen before they've been invited. Jesus, being the great teacher that he is, takes this moment to impart wisdom to all of us. Jesus basically says while you're running to place yourself in the front, have you been invited there? And what if someone more distinguished than yourself arrives, shouldn't they have that seat. For many of us, we're so important to ourselves that humility has departed our hearts. We must be in the front seat, and everyone needs to know how important we are. Jesus reminds us that humility is important because a lack of humility will soon humilate you v.9.
My prayer for us is that we'll remain or return to humble hearts that God will exhalt in his timing. You and I don't need a front seat at the Lord's table, but we should be glad that we're invited to it. v.9-11.
Be blessed!
Pastor Eric