The Table is Prepared
- Christmas Dinner
Matthew 22:2 -4 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, “and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. ”Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.”‘
For several weeks we had been planning our Christmas Dinner, and invited many family members. We were busy preparing, planning the menu and making sure the house and yard were in perfect condition.
While the dinner itself was a success, not everyone arrived. There were excuses, and hearing the excuses I was reminded of the parable mentioned above.
It was our desire to not only open up our home and feed the family, but to feed them the word of God and to share Jesus, the real reason for the Christmas season.
For those that were present, Fernando was able to share a gospel message, and pray a blessing over the food. We noticed as Fernando spoke, there were listening ears, and even positive comments the next day.
We have been praying for their salvation for quite some time, and we use every opportunity we can to share Jesus.
God never imposes His will on anyone, and we should not either. All of us have an open invitation to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, as the Son of Man who died for us so that we can have eternal life. But the truth is, not everyone will accept Him, just like our dinner invitation.
Were we sad that some members did not show up? Yes, but not because of the food and family time they missed , but about missing out again on the gospel message.
Our desire is to share Christ, and we have to accept that not everyone will accept Him, or us.
So what comes next? We continue doing what we are doing. We don´t stop, and we let those that reject Christ move on, and we move on.
Blessings in Him.
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