Savoring the Scripture

Psalm 26 Prayer for Your Pastors and Elders But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 NASB Our pastors and elders have a sobering and yet joyful task as they lead their local church. They are responsible to the Lord to faithfully shepherd His church teaching them the Word of God, living before them as an example, comforting the hurting, evangelizing the lost, and many other things. A faithful man who is striving to honor God in this role will feel the weight of these responsibilities and rejoice in this great privilege the Lord is equipping and has equipped him to carry out by God’s grace. As part of their local flock, let’s support them in prayer. A Man Proven, Tested, and Tried 26:1-7 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have ...

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...