Many Are Called

Ever set a table, waited with hope, and watched a chair stay empty? That ache frames a bigger truth we explore: what happens when we treat God’s invitation like a casual RSVP. We walk through Jesus’ parable of the wedding feast and the hard line between being called and being chosen—how willingness, not worthiness, becomes the turning point. The imagery is vivid: a prepared banquet, servants sent, and guests who make light of the moment. That indifference isn’t just impolite; it’s spiritually costly.
We share why “many are called, few are chosen” isn’t fate but invitation—your yes aligns you with the life God has prepared. If you’ve been drifting, this is your cue; if you’ve been discouraged, this is your strength. Subscribe for more weekly encouragement, share this episode with a friend who needs a nudge, and leave a quick review to help others find the hope they’ve been ignoring.

Episode Transcript

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Here on Soul Food Podcast Motivational Mondays with Bishop
Joshua. Hi there, may the God of the
Bible, our Lord Jesus Christ bless your life.
Somebody over there to say Amen.Good morning, good afternoon,

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good evening. Did you ever have Jesus
experience to arrange set up a birthday party or wedding
celebration or graduation and you have invited somebody that

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you like, you love to be presentand the day of the feast, the
ceremony, that person did not show up.
That person did not come. How did you feel like you, you

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had prepared this dinner and invite somebody family member to
come to dining with you and thatperson did not show up.
Jesus said this parable about a father who prepared the wedding

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celebration for his son. And the scripture says that he
invited, he sent out servant to tell those who were invited to
come, but they were not willing to come.

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They were invited but they were not willing to come.
And he sent again the servant saying, I have prepared the I
have prepared my dinner, my Oxy fed to the cattle are killed and

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all things are read come to the wedding.
But they made light of it. This is the word they ignored.
They made light of it and they did not come.
You know, everybody knows Jesus Bible verse which says for many

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are cold and few are chosen. So the invitation for salvation
is sent out to everybody. We have a man of God pastors
daily on the TV, radio, social media, holding services,

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evangelizing, praying for people, but they are not willing
to come to the House of God. Like today we are going to have
the Lord's Supper, the Holy Communion, Jesus Day, the
wedding or the dinner of the Sonof God, the dinner of the Son of

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God. And he said his servant like us
to invite you if you are not to I'll or you make light of it,
you take it for granted, you ignore it.
I'm sorry, he said there will becast out Into Darkness.

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There will be wimpy and gnashingof teeth only because they made
light of it, he said. Many are cold, but few are
chose. When you accept the invitation
for salvation, you make yourselfalso a chosen 1.

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The Church. God gave this vision to Bishop
myself to have the Church openedevery single day.
Every single day. Many are invited every day, but
only few are chose. Be part of the chosen ones.
May the God of the Bible bless your life.

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Don't forget. Share this message with a friend
of yours. Let us invite others.
If they accept the invitation, they are going to be part of the
chosen ones. God bless you have a good one.