Take The Low
Seat!
"But all Israel and Judah loved David,
because he went out and came in
before them."
1 Samuel 18: 16
“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15
minutes.” Those words have been misattributed
to
the pop artist Andy Warhol who gained fame during
the 1960s. During that decade especially, people
gained and lost notoriety quickly.
God often blesses people with success even when
they aren’t seeking it. Men like Joseph, David, and
Daniel were blessed and promoted by God due to
their faithfulness. And each of them maintained a
sense of humility in spite of their
success.
When Jesus was invited to a banquet,
He observed
some guests maneuvering to get seats of honor at
the table—and told a parable about a banquet in
response.
The
point of the parable was this: If you promote
and exalt yourself, the host may embarrass you
by asking you to give up your seat for another.
It's better take the lowest seat and be the one
that the host invites to move higher.
When God grants you prominence, give Him
thanks! Don’t seek it. Instead, seek faithfulness
and humility, and let God bless you in His time
and way.
"The surest mark of true
conversion is humility."
J. C. Ryle