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ARE YOU HOSPITABLE?

                                 ARE YOU HOSPITABLE?
To be hospitable is an act of being friendly and welcoming to guest and visitors. Are you hospitable? We ignore so many essential things which shouldn’t be ignored. Many family are inhospitable, they don’t like visitors; they dislike accommodating visitors. Are you in that category? Is your family in that category? Be hospitable. Be accommodating. Many families are accommodating, but not hospitable. They both must work together, when you are accommodating and not hospitable, it is as good as not accommodating. Many has ignored accommodating Angels in person of men, and don’t know. Show me an accommodating and hospitable man and family and I will tell you they will always be blessed. Some men are hospitable, but their wives are not. Some women are, but their husbands are not. It shouldn’t be, both husband and wife must learn and cultivate the habit, the act to be hospitable. The visitor can’t stay forever, just for a few time. Be hospitable and not inhospitable.
     Moreover, the lord appeared to Abraham in form of an Angel that was his hour visitation. He suddenly noticed three men coming toward him, he sprang up and ran to meet them and welcomed them, Genesis 18 vs. 2. Are you happy to see your guest and visitors? Do you welcome guest when they come knocking? We should imitate Abraham here; he ran to meet them and welcomed them. vs. 3-4: ‘Sirs”, he said please don’t go any farther, stop awhile and rest here in the shade of this tree, while I get water to refresh your feet. vs. 5 continues and a bite to eat to strengthen you. Do stay awhile before continuing your journey.

   Many lessons to be deduced, he convinced them to stay awhile and rest, he got water to refresh them, and a bite to strengthen them. That’s hospitality, many pray in their minds, their visitors hasten their leave, many wait till visitors ask for water to drink, which shouldn’t be. Many even reluctantly give visitors food, and not good food. They give them food that they can’t eat themselves. Be hospitable. Abraham was hospitable, and Sarah his wife was too; that was why their hour of visitation never passed them. Be hospitable, because who knows when Angels come visiting, Are you hospitable? Continue to be, your hour of visitation cometh and so shall ye be blessed the more. Hospitable people are blessed people and never lack, be hospitable! It is well with us……..    

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