Choose the Lower Place
Preacher: The Rev. Logan Hurst
Scripture: Luke 14:1,7-14
We spend so much of life trying to prove ourselves—earning respect, guarding reputation, reaching for recognition. But in the kingdom of God, the seating chart is reversed.
Jesus doesn’t teach humility as a strategy for social success. He embodies it as the very heart of God’s love. He kneels. He serves. He takes the lower seat—and invites us to join him there.
Humility, then, is not weakness. It is freedom. It frees us from comparison. From performance. From needing to be seen in order to be loved. In Christ, you are already seen. Already loved. Already invited.
So take the lower seat. Not because you must earn your place, but because you already have one. Right beside the one who gave up every high seat to welcome you in.
Reflection Questions
Where in your life do you find yourself striving to be seen or recognized?
What would it look like to take a lower seat—not to be overlooked, but to be with Jesus?
Have you ever experienced unexpected joy or grace from choosing humility?
How does knowing you are already loved by God reshape your need to prove yourself?
Who might be sitting at the “end of the table” in your life—and how can you draw closer to them?
Where is Jesus inviting you to take a new posture of generosity or grace?
