"Changing the Subject"

"When one of those at the table with him heard
this, he said to Jesus, Blessed is the man who
will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God."
                                                       Luke 14 : 15

Imagine the scene in Luke 14:1-24 Jesus was
invited to dinner at a Pharisee's home in the rich
suburbs of Jerusalem. He noticed that the wealthy
people were grabbing the best seats. At that
point,
    Jesus launched into story about the sorts of
dinner parties people ought to give feast for the
forgotten, the homeless, and the poor. The Lord
added that although these people would not be
able to repay them, the hosts would,
nevertheless, be repaid at the resurrection
(Luke 14:14).
    You can imagine what happened next. Jesus
probably sat down, put His napkin on His lap,
and picked up an hors d' oeuvrem. Silence hung
over the table as the wealthy people shot nervous
glances at each other.
   The party spirit was dampened, so one dinner
guest cleared his throat and spoke up: "Blessed
is the man who will eat at the feast in the
kingdom of God" (Luke 14:15). What an odd
thing to say! It's as if he said: "Jesus, I can't say
that I follow your strange ideas about dining with
cripple, but I do agree with what You say about
heaven it's so comforting to know that everything
will turn out perfectly in the end."
    In others words, the man was trying his best to
change the spiritual subject. But just as the Lord
did not allow those dinner guest to switch the
subject (read Luke 14:15-24), we will find it just
as difficult to divert God's attention from those
issue that need to be addressed in our lives.