Since Jesus always eats at my table, I’m confident that no invitation is necessary, any longer. I did, in fact, invite him to my table when I was seventeen, and he is always there for the dinner bell, like the faithful one that He is!
With that being said, who is left for me to invite into my RV for supper?
I would not bother inviting anyone of political importance, as they would only eat my food and ask for my vote!
I would not invite any religious icon or television evangelist, as they’re only looking for what I can offer them, in service. Once you’re saved, apparently, you become exempt from needing the churches help, in my personal experience. God’s got you, right?!
I’m running out of candidates fast!
Perhaps, if I do as Jesus did, and does, I would take my hosted dinner, if you will, and carry it to those who are too tired to come to me!
I would fill my RV with every manner of delicious and nutritious food, a pantry full of bathroom supplies and clean clothes, and full sets of camping gear to be handed out. All I can think of to do for others, is that which I cannot currently do for them.
I wonder what it must have been like in the time of Jesus and His disciples. Throughout His years of ministering to people Jesus, as well as the disciples, lived by the charity of others… no homes of their own, no beds of their own, and no belongings. There were places that welcomed Jesus and his disciples, and there were places that Jesus shook the dust off of his feet as he left… ummm… trust me, you do not want the lord or those who He sent ahead of himself to shake dust at you… its not good!
Anyway, living on others charity could not have been easy for them, especially after Jesus was crucified and then risen from the dead. The reactions were profound! Some were good and some were bad!
Sure, there were churches beginning to form, due to the dedication of the apostles and all the others who followed and believed in Him. These churches, however, took a lot of time to grow, both in faith and spiritual maturity. I do not envy Paul and the others who sought to teach everyone what God wanted. Sometimes I wonder if it would be more difficult for me to live like the disciples back then, relying on charity and mercy of others for my every need. Then I wonder what it would be like on the other side of things… to be the one offering my home and belongings to them, Jesus and the disciples I mean.
Here is where I found myself after a few moments of pondering the prompt question. Right here, and right now, if a complete stranger came to my door in need, would I let them in? This is a question that can take off down many rabbit holes of what if’s!
Instead, I want you to go easy on yourself, and me for that matter, as I am not about to ask you to bring in some guy off the corner. We do not live like the apostles did. We live in a time where our doors need to be locked, so its not so easy to let a stranger in without sacrificing our personal health and safety, I get it!
So after my ponderings over the prompt and what my answer might be, I thought …
If I could host a dinner, and anyone I invited was sure to come, I would invite everyone who tried to help us when the shut down cost my husband his job, allowed us to be evicted, and left us empty handed and homeless. In the last 3 years, there have been those that reached out to help my husband and I survive, pulling resources that they did not have to give, but they did it anyway. Strange as it might sound, there would be a packed house at my dinner party, but most of them I would not even know personally.
Don’t feel sad… My party is going to be awesome, and there will be so much hugging and laughing among us… whether stranger or friend, God uses us all in different ways to help each other. Sometimes, we do not even know that we did it… it comes down to a matter of the heart. God just wants us willing and able to love and serve others with grace and mercy. He will take care of the rest! I got all the way to the end of this and realized that I guess I DID invite Jesus to dinner… hmmm…
Journey With Me! 