The Daily Fountain Daily Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 25 May 2019 – Be Hospitable
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TOPIC: Be Hospitable
READ: I Peter 4: 7-11 King James Version (KJV)
7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
THE MESSAGE:
The Bible passage today was written by Saint Peter, the Apostle of Jesus Christ. Having been a victim of persecution and Christian suffering, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles chapter five (5), he, no doubt, had the credibility to write this text to encourage suffering Christians that had been dispersed during or due to persecution. Tradition has it that Peter was martyred by Crucifixion upside down.
Peter illustrates through this text that as Christians in a non-Christian world or society, we are stewards of hospitality. Although God will judge the sins of society which have resulted in human suffering, we as believers in Christ Jesus must be greatly committed to each other, helping and encouraging one another to keep on serving God.
PRAYER: I receive O Lord, a humble and a contrite heart. Jesus, keep me near the cross and help me carry it always as I submit myself to the discipline of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
