Bring ‘em all in
Albert Bogle
November 06, 2016
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Luke 14: 22-23
22 ‘“Sir,” the servant said, “what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.”
23 ‘Then the master told his servant, “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
This song takes me back to the time when I was working as part of the Church Without Walls Group in the early naughties. We were all finding ourselves challenged to lay aside our preconceived ideas about each other and to embrace the gospel message of grace forgiveness and reconciliation.
I remember going to a Mike Scott Concert in the Glasgow Concert Hall at that time and being blown away with the message of this song. We have no right to restrict who hears the gospel. This song echoes the story that Jesus told about the King who instructed his servants to go out into the highways and the byways and bring them all into his banquet.
Lord,
I’m sorry about he value judgements I make
Forgive me when I have neglected to invite
A friend
A neighbour
A work colleague
When I have decided
They would never fit in
When I have decided
They would only laugh
When I have decided
It’s not their thing
When I have decided
They don’t deserve another chance
When I have decided
To ignore your
Instructions
Lord
I’m sorry about my mean heart
Please help me change
Your generous heart
Leaves me overwhelmed.
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