Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “You get what you deserve.” It’s not true. You actually get what you expect. Jesus was clear about this and, in one particular instance, He underscored this in a big way.
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Mark Batterson writes, “We tend to rank miracles. Almost like a judge at a gymnastics competition that ranks a routine based upon degree of difficulty, we rank our prayer requests. We have big requests and little requests. We have easy requests and difficult requests. But that is a false construct.“
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Jesus loved to tell stories. Many of these “parables” were offered to correct notions about what God was like and who God loved. One of these stories is known as the Parable of the Great Banquet. It speaks of a lavish love that went beyond all expectation.
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Author Mark Batterson makes an interesting observation: “There is a pattern I see throughout Scripture: Sometimes God won’t intervene until something is humanly impossible.” I think he’s right.
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