The Parable of The Ambitious Guest, Analysis & Summary of The Ambitious Guest, Parable Lesson on Humility, Pride, Honor, Wisdom, Status; Avoiding Humiliation & Disgrace

The Parable of The Ambitious Guest (or The Ambitious Guest), Analysis & Summary Of The Ambitious Guest, Meaning Of The Parable of the Ambitious Guest. Explanation, Scriptures and Bible Verse Sources Of the parable are discussed, along with Moral Lesson. See also: List of Parables in the Bible

The Parable of The Ambitious Guest is a short Parable of Jesus that teaches an important lesson on humility, plus valuable & practical lessons on Honor, Status, Pride, Pride vs Humility, Wisdom, Being Humble, Avoiding Humiliation, Disgrace & Embarrassment, and How to be a guest. The Bible verses immediately following the main parable of the Ambitious Guest explore How to treat people from all walks of life, Hospitality, Status, Our Attitudes in life & towards others. Bible Verses & Scriptures on The Parable of The Ambitious Guest are from Luke 14:7-14. The Parable of The Ambitious Guest is one of the short stories or parables told by Jesus.

First we explore the Meaning, Summary & Analysis of The Ambitious Guest.
Next, we explore the Bible Verses which discuss the parable.

Meaning of the Parable of The Ambitious Guest;
Summary of the Parable of The Ambitious Guest
In The Parable of The Ambitious Guest, Jesus gives a very practical illustration of pride vs. humility, and the importance of being humble. This parable illustrates exactly, what some key verses on humility from the Bible say:

Proverbs 11:2, ESV When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 29:23, ESV One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Matthew 23:12, ESV Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

The Ambitious Guest Summary & Key Point: Humility Comes Before True Exaltation!

Analysis of the Parable of The Ambitious Guest; Explanation of the Parable of The Ambitious Guest
The Parable of The Ambitious Guest reinforces the importance of humility in the form of “How to be a guest”. Jesus addresses a trend he noticed (how guests would routinely pick the places of honor at the table) by explaining a far better attitude to his listeners. Jesus advised his listeners on the right attitude to adapt – An attitude of Humility.

Jesus explained that when one is invited as a guest to a wedding or any other important event, it is far better to humbly go to the lowest place, and wait to be honored by your host, who could then place or promote you in a higher place of honor if they so desired. On the other hand, if a guest makes a foolish assumption about his own importance and heads over to a place of honor, he could very well be demoted to a lower place, enduring disgrace, humiliation and embarrassment during the process. More on: Promotion, Elevation & Promotions

This also brings to mind what Jesus said about how the Pharisees loved the best seats in the synagogue, in the following scripture:
Luke 11:43 (ESV) “Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

This practical lesson on humility is not just for the Pharisees and for the followers of Jesus in Bible times. These lessons and important reminders are as relevant as ever to us today. We do well in God’s eyes when we adopt a habit of being humble, as we are reminded in the scriptures:

Romans 12:3 (ESV) “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”

No matter how much God has blessed us, and no matter what he has blessed us with, we should remember that it all comes from God! In a sense, we are “guests” at God’s event – let’s remember to be humble in all we do – God will exalt us and lift us up in due time! But remember, how God exalts us as well as when God exalts us is up to Him, it shouldn’t be what we are even focusing on in life. I pray that God will develop in us hearts that will have “pleasing God” as our priority in all that we say and do. I pray that this attitude will reflect in everything we do, and everywhere we go. I pray that we will not be big headed; but that we will display “God” to everyone we come in contact with. Amen!
See also: Following Jesus; Are you Jesus Story: Do People see Jesus in me and you?

Final Key Verse To Remember: 1 Peter 5:6 (ESV)
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.”
So help us God. Amen!

The Parable of The Ambitious Guest Bible Verses – Luke 14:7-11 (ESV)
“Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
[Luke 14: 12-14, ESV – More Lessons from Jesus on Hospitality]
He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

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