To close this month, the Lord wants us to remember something, and especially that we put it into practice.
Less and less, we no longer know how to honor, we no longer know how to welcome our neighbor, we no longer know how to give value to those around us.
We have trivialized everything, we have removed what made the originality of our friendliness.
Let’s be careful, hospitality is part of our action plans.
Here is Abraham sitting in his courtyard to take some air.
He is aware of the heat it is, he is sensitive to the fatigue that one and the other can feel.
Sitting in a shelter, he sees men who are surely in the shade and want to rest before continuing.
Abraham puts himself in their shoes, understands the situation and invites them to come and take a moment with him.
The Bible tells us that the man of God welcomes them, honors them, offers them food and drink to restore their strength.
Abraham is so welcoming that he invites his wife Sarah to hurry up and take care of the guests.
What a wonderful story!
People they did not know, people who were neither of their families, nor of their entourage.
Abraham did not look at social status, nor at the tribe, he just opened his doors, he decided to share his privacy, his meal, his comfort with the needy.
Beloved Ones, the tale continues and lets us know that compassion opens the sky, it attracts the expected blessing, it calms hearts and gives stability.
After the pilgrims finished eating, they blessed the house of the Servant of God, they made prophetic statements, they released words of faith, and right after they left Abraham and Sarah were carrying their baby.
Hospitality is a fruit that we neglect, it is a character that we have when things please and suit us, it is an attribute that we have to face without interest or condition.
Hospitality is loving strangers, receiving politely, helping, giving a little of ourselves.
It’s more than entertaining, it’s more than a menu, it’s more than a decoration.
It is an attitude.
A woman from Sunem urged the man of God to come and eat, she wanted to receive Elisha into her house as a prophet, she wanted to honor the servant, she built an upper room for him, she moved in and she housed Elisha in her house.
She opened her door for the work of God and she was rewarded for her gesture, the Lord blessed her with a child.
Hospitality is serving others.
Judges, 13:15 – Manoah said to the angel of Jehovah, Let us retain thee, and prepare a kid for you.
Pray to grow in hospitality.
Manoach receives a visit from the angels who is giving him a prophecy and instructions.
To seal the blessing, to attract the promise, Manoach offers them a sacrifice, he makes an offering, he feeds them before their departure.
When we are welcoming, kind, God remembers us, we are also blessed to receive in return a blessing that accompanies our gesture.
Yes, this is a key to the answer.
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