Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

The Beginning of the End: It's time to invite the unworthy

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Isn't it disappointing when someone has prepared an excellent meal, but travel delays mean that certain friends or relatives don’t get to enjoy it? Sometimes there are no leftovers, and an opportunity is lost. 
 

God has prepared an extraordinary spiritual meal for all people. It is received by faith. But it is not offered forever. The day will come when body and soul are separated, and those who do not believe in Jesus as their Savior will not share in his blessings.
 

The difference in God's kingdom is that he doesn't invite only friends and family, the rich and powerful, those who are worthy, beautiful, washed and clean. God invites the wretched, the ungodly, the miserable, the poor, the filthy, the dregs of society—those who have nothing to bring to the feast. Then he washes them and dresses them with fine garments. He makes the unworthy to be worthy for the feast.
 

It’s the beginning of the end. Now is the time to issue the invitation!