Sunday was Mother's Day. A day which all over mothers were honored. If you fell in this category you were probally showered with cards, flowers, and extra love. Maybe your children even were extra well-behaved. Your husband might have taken care of the dishes that day, without being asked. Well according to Exodus 20:12 and later in Ephesians 6:1-3 we are told to "obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"—which is the first commandment with a promise— "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." So, make sure you are giving them (moms and dads) the extra bit of love and respect they deserve, not just on appointed holidays.Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday was Mother's Day. A day which all over mothers were honored. If you fell in this category you were probally showered with cards, flowers, and extra love. Maybe your children even were extra well-behaved. Your husband might have taken care of the dishes that day, without being asked. Well according to Exodus 20:12 and later in Ephesians 6:1-3 we are told to "obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"—which is the first commandment with a promise— "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." So, make sure you are giving them (moms and dads) the extra bit of love and respect they deserve, not just on appointed holidays.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Last night at our small group devotional, the topic of hospitality came up. Right away the gears in my head started turning and I thought of ways I could be more hospitable. Instinctual, maybe because I am a woman, wife, and mother, I thought of food. One of my ways is to open my home to new couples for a meal. However, during the discussion we all learned that hospitality was not limited to just food.
Romans 12:13 commands up to "Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality." The word "hospitality" in Greek is "philoxenia" [fil-ox-en-ee'-ah] meaning "love to strangers." We are also told in Hebrews 13:2 "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it." A prime example of this was in Genesis 18 when Abraham took in three strangers who in turn were angels. Lot also took in strangers in Gen 19 and protected them from a mob.
How do we show love to a stranger? Christ answered that in Matt 25:35 "For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in."
Please share with me the ways you have shown hospitality. We can all use some good ideas. If you have not before, I encourage you to find a way to be hospitable to the strangers in your life.
God Bless!
Last night at our small group devotional, the topic of hospitality came up. Right away the gears in my head started turning and I thought of ways I could be more hospitable. Instinctual, maybe because I am a woman, wife, and mother, I thought of food. One of my ways is to open my home to new couples for a meal. However, during the discussion we all learned that hospitality was not limited to just food.
Romans 12:13 commands up to "Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality." The word "hospitality" in Greek is "philoxenia" [fil-ox-en-ee'-ah] meaning "love to strangers." We are also told in Hebrews 13:2 "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it." A prime example of this was in Genesis 18 when Abraham took in three strangers who in turn were angels. Lot also took in strangers in Gen 19 and protected them from a mob.
How do we show love to a stranger? Christ answered that in Matt 25:35 "For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in."
Please share with me the ways you have shown hospitality. We can all use some good ideas. If you have not before, I encourage you to find a way to be hospitable to the strangers in your life.
God Bless!
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