Don't forget tonight we have prayer meeting. If you can't join us, please pause for a minute between 6:30 - 7:00 this evening to pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ!
Here's another good devotional from Dr. David Jeremiah:
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. (1 Peter 4:9)
Recommended Reading - Hebrews 13:1-2
In A.D. 600, Pope Gregory the Great commissioned a hospital to be built in Jerusalem to care for Christian pilgrims. The English word "hospital" derived from German hospes, or "host," and became the foundation for words like hotel, hostel, and hospitality. The idea of hospitality is best pictured as it was in A.D. 600 - refreshment and repose for the needs of those who journey to your door.
One of the most interesting verses in the New Testament deals with hospitality. Hebrews 13:2 warns believers to welcome and entertain strangers generously because the strangers might be angelic beings instead of human beings! Is that possible? It happened to Abraham when the Lord himself and two angels paid him a visit (Genesis 18:1-3; 19:1). Abraham's hospitality was exemplary - he set them under a shade tree, gave them water to wash their feet, and prepared a sumptuous meal for them. The principle to draw from Hebrews 13:2 is that since we don't know which strangers are angels and which aren't, we should treat every stranger the way we'd treat a heavenly visitor.
Be prepared for the Lord to interrupt your plans with a knock on the door. You never know who might be on the other side.
Hospitality should have no other nature than love. (Henrietta Mears)
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