Hospitality that Honors God, part 2
In the first post on hospitality( https://savoring-the-scripture.blogspot.com/ ), we looked at 1 Peter 4:9-11 and saw that hospitality seeks to meet the needs of others cheerfully and graciously in a practical way without complaining by opening our home and ministering our gifts by God’s power to those we have the privilege to serve. In this post we will look at two more passages that give us more insight on hospitality: Romans 12:13 and Hebrews 13:2. Seek Opportunities Hospitality usually does not just happen. There is an intentionality to hospitality that requires the believer to seek opportunities to practice it. Rom. 12:13, “Contribute to the needs to the saints and seek to show hospitality.” This word translated “seek” means “to follow or press hard after, to pursue with earnestness and diligence in order to obtain.” [1] This does not sound like the happenstance hospitality. Occasionally the act of hosting others in our home happens by accident...