BE HOSPITABLE

January 9, 2014

We live in a time where the code of conduct is me, myself and I. it is a case of, “as long as I have food to eat and cash in my wallet, I am not bothered if my friends or neighbors are on compulsory hunger strike.” Friends, it should not be so.

Hospitality can also mean generosity. It means to be helpful unto others. Bible says in Rom 12:13 that a Christian must be given to hospitality. 1 Pet 4:8-9 says, “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” Heb 13:2 says, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

Once again, I must tell you that this is a pregnant year with lot of goodies, and one of the secret to obtain these goodies is hospitality. Some believers are like wild fire in their communities and offices. Some of them are so stingy that to give out a penny is always difficult. It ought not to be so. Because of Abraham’s generosity and act of hospitality in Gen 18, God had to tell Abraham his future plan concerning Sodom. As if that was not enough, because of Lot’s hospitality in Gen 19, the angels told him, “Do you have any family member here, because we are going to destroy this land.”

In 2 Kings 4, the Shunem woman enjoyed God because she was very generous towards Elisha. For a roof and food, she got a child. Sir, the truth is everything you think you have is God’s own property. The only man that left the presence of Jesus sad was that man that found it hard to sell what he had to give to the poor. Be generous to the needy, the stranded, the naked, the homeless and the hungry. As you do so, you are lending to the Lord and that which you have given will God pay you again.

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