24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
Not sure if I'm taking this right but it relates to my take from a few days ago. If I don't have time for him now because I have my own agenda, don't expect to get through the narrow door when the time comes for the ultimate get together.
It makes me uncomfortable because I know as a percentage of my day so much is directed to my agenda, or at least that of this world. Too much focus on work, quite a trap because I don't know how to get out of it. I see it being a big chunk of my focus until I can retire. Sometimes that feels like a trap. I suppose I could just dial it back, but that just doesn't feel like an option.
The flip side is if I didn't live in the US maybe I'd be spending even more time working. So maybe I can simply use my time at work to focus on building relationships where I can have a positive impact on his kingdom. Maybe instead of saying I don't have time for his invitation its making time for him and then asking him to use me no matter where I am. Change my focus to him. I think maybe it can be both, working hard for a job doesn't have to be mutually exclusive of spending time with him.
rambling and going in circles. lots of words for such a short verse I picked.
hope your vacation was nice, enjoy Easter weekend with your family.
knut
I feel the same way about work sometimes. It becomes too much of a focus, sort of by default. I'm finding a decent balance right now, but it won't last. Something big will come up, and I'll be right back on the treadmill again.
ReplyDeleteTo me that parable and verse that you referenced has a different meaning. Like most things in the bible, I'm sure it has a thousand lessons. To me, that people that should have been most interested in the banquet weren't. These figure represent the religious leaders of the day. They don't recognize Jesus, and don't realize what they are missing because they are so wrapped up in their own agenda. The people that have no business being invited, wind up there and being the special guests. These are the people most far from God. Just like everything in the bible. It feels like the opposite of what it should be. Just like George Costanza, again!
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