Hospitality and Humanity (David Gore - Luke 14:7-14)

Jesus often promotes behaviour that does not seem to come naturally to us. Whether he is referring to where we seat ourselves at a dinner party or who we decide to invite to join us at our party - Jesus’ priorities are not the priorities we most often hold when we are left to our own devices. This should give us pause for for thought. Jesus seems to be telling us that value is found in places we tend to overlook, and that the value we think we see is not as valuable as we tend to think it is! Even when our experience confirms the truth of what Jesus teaches, we are slow to be persuaded. What is it that makes the kingdom so hard to believe?