Day Fifteen: Practicing Hospitality
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. –Hebrews 13:2
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. –1 Peter 4:9
Our hospitality is directly tied to our grasp of the gospel. As we have been praying about using our marriages for the sake of God’s glory, opening up our homes to others is a massive reflection of this. Hospitality is a reminder of our alien status. If our home is not hospitable it’s like one that is comfortably living the American dream. We’ve started thinking that we are at home in this world and as a result we’ve lost our sojourner impulse. Let’s pray today that we would open our hearts and our homes to not only our friends but also to those who aren’t as much like us. Pray today that our marriage will have a missional heartbeat that will drive us to open our homes so that the gospel will flourish.
Father, thank you for saving us and rescuing when we strangers to your family. We know that we are called to reflect your love in the way that we welcome others into our home. Help us to open our home to others. Help us keep our sojourner impulse. We so badly want to lay down roots, but help us to do this in a way which reflect our missional heartbeat. Give us ideas for living out the Great Commission in the way we open up our home to others. Thank you for making your home among us. May we reflect Immanuel.
