"And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
In today's quote, Jesus told His disciples to always allow others to be placed above them in their everyday lives as well as in the church.
By using a parable, Jesus explained that if a person falsely considers him/herself to deserve favoritism above others, that person is doomed to be embarrassed when he or she is eventually put in their proper place.
We, as Christians, should always consider everyone else before we consider ourselves. To do so is to obey the two "great" commandments that Jesus gave us in Matthew 22:37-39, "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."~
We, as Christians, should always consider everyone else before we consider ourselves. To do so is to obey the two "great" commandments that Jesus gave us in Matthew 22:37-39, "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."~
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