THE SEED
”Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.“ Romans 12:13
Hospitality is an act of welcoming others with open hearts and open homes to attend to their needs. It’s also acceptable that acts of hospitality are from a gracious and willing heart, done without complaint or reluctance to show the love of Christ in our actions. It is not just a gesture; it is a practice, a way of living out our faith in tangible ways. It extends beyond our comfort zones to embrace the needs of others. Christ Himself identifies with those in need, teaching us that our hospitality extends beyond mere physical provision to a welcoming of hearts and souls. He catered for both the spiritual and physical needs of people. In the world we’re living in today, it might be a bit difficult to be welcoming to just anybody both known and unknown strangers because the devil might take advantage of hospitality to deceive and cause havoc. Yet it is a command of God for us to practice hospitality, so it becomes unavoidably impossible for us to close our eyes and minds. We need to be cautious with the help of the Holy Spirit to do the will of God in performing our hospitality activities so as not to fall into wrong hands. As we embrace the virtue of hospitality, let us remember the words of Jesus “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.”
BIBLE READINGS: Matthew 25:36-40
PRAYER: Lord, let my heart be open, not just to those I know, but to strangers, friends, and even angels in disguise, that through hospitality, I may show them the love of Christ. Amen
MÍ MÚ ÀLEJÒ ṢIṢE WA SÍ OJÚ ṢE
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ẹ máa pèsè fún àìní àwọn ènìyàn mímọ́; ẹ fí ará yín fún àlejò íṣe” Romu 12:13
Alejo ṣíṣe jẹ ìṣe, gbigba awọn ẹlòmíràn, pẹlu awọn ọkan ati awọn ile tó ṣì sílẹ̀ lati bá awọn aini wọn pàdé. Ó tún jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà pé àwọn iṣẹ́ àwọn àlejò ṣíṣe jẹ́ láti inú ọkàn oloore–ọ̀fẹ́ àti lati inú-rere-onífẹ̀, èyí tí a ṣe láìsí ìkún sínú tàbí arọju ṣe; láti fi ìfẹ́ Kristi hàn nínú ìṣe wa. Kìí ṣe ìfarahàn lásán; ó jẹ́ àṣà, ọ̀nà gbígbé ìgbàgbọ́ wa jáde ní àwọn ọ̀nà tí a lè fojú rí. Ó kọjá àwọn àgbègbè ìtùra wa láti gba àìní àwọn ẹlòmíràn mọ́ra. Kristi fúnra rẹ̀ péjọ pẹ̀lú àwọn tí wọ́n wà nínú ìṣòro, ó sì ń kọ́ wa pé àlejò ṣíṣe wà kọjá ìpèsè ti ara lásán, èyí débi ìkíni káàbọ̀ fún ọkàn àti ará. Ó ntọ jú àwọn ènìyàn nípa tẹ̀mí àti nípa tara. Nínú ayé tá à ń gbé lónìí, ó lè ṣòro díẹ̀ láti gbá ẹnikẹ́ni tí a mọ̀ àti àjèjì tí a kò mọ̀ sile, nítorí pé èṣù lè lo àǹfààní àlejò ṣíṣe láti ṣé itànjẹ, ki ó sì fa ìparun. Síbẹ̀ ó jẹ́ àṣẹ Ọlọ́run fún wa láti máa ṣe àlejò, nítorí náà, kò lè ṣeé ṣe fún wa láti pa ojú àti èrò ọkàn de si àlejò ṣíṣe. A ní láti ṣọ́ra pẹ̀lú ìrànlọ́wọ́ Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ láti ṣe ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run nínú ṣíṣe àwọn ìgbòkègbodò àlejò ṣíṣe wá, kí a má bàa ṣubú sí ọwọ́ tí kò tọ́. Bi a ti n gba iwa alejò ṣíṣe mọra, ẹ jẹ ki a ranti ọrọ Jesu “Nipa eyi ni gbogbo eniyan yoo fi mọ pe ọmọ-ẹhin mi ni ẹyin iṣe, bi ẹyin ba nifẹ ara yin”
BIBELI KIKA: Matteu 25:36-40
ADURA: Oluwa jẹ ki ọkan mi ki o ṣí silẹ, kii ṣe fún àwọn ti mo mọ nikan, ṣugbọn ọrẹ, alejò ati pàápàá awọn angẹli ti o fara hàn bí alejò, nípa àlejò ṣíṣe ki emi ki o le fi ifẹ Kristi han wọn. Amin