God is inviting you and me to a feast. It is not just future; it is both present and future. It’s not the kind of invitation that we put in a drawer so that we can gain entry when we die. No, we actually enter now. We don’t need an invitation or ticket to put aside for a future date. All we need to do is come and enter. A lot of people agonise over whether they will get into heaven when they die. It’s as though they are unsure whether they have received the invitation or not. The time for entry though is not in the future. Now is the time to enter and take our seat at the table. So the question is not, will I enter the Kingdom when I die? The question we should ask ourselves is, am I living in God’s Kingdom now? To enter God’s Kingdom now means stepping out of one life and into another. It means putting one’s life under Christ’s kingship. Is Christ your king? Have you forsaken autonomy and independence for Jesus’ lordship? You may not obey him perfectly but that doesn’t mean he ceases to be your king. You don’t earn your entry into the Kingdom. Jesus opened the way for you by taking away your guilt by his atoning death. So guilt can no longer bar you from your membership at any point in your life. The question remains then: Are you willing to live under Christ’s kingship? Life is better under Jesus. It is a feast of joy. It’s not always easy, but it’s a far easier yoke than going it alone.
Recommit your life to Jesus.
Read Luke 14:15-24
