In I Peter 4:9 it states:
“Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.”
And, again, in Romans 12:13 it states:
“Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”
As you can see, we are instructed to practice hospitality ungrudgingly toward one another. When a believer realizes that, like preaching, hospitality can be a gift of the Holy Spirit, his or her kitchen can be transformed from a place of drudgery to the nerve center of his or her ministry.
Before, this believer entertained because no one else would, or because as a Christian he or she felt obligated. Now the believer recognizes this opportunity as having come from God and in prayer tells Him of a desire to use this talent in ministry.
Soon the believer begins to notice the natural joy that expresses itself when our gifts are functioning. There is added strength. The believer’s home becomes a place where conversations center about Christ naturally, without contrivance.
The living room serves part-time as a chapel. The dining table is a place of communion. And, according to Scripture, the believer may even entertain angels! This believer has become aware of the difference between a facility for entertaining and a gift of hospitality!
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