I write a lot about this subject because I believe it is increasing and believers need to know how to deal with it.
Just 40 years ago most people had a sense of kindness and love, now it seems very absent from most things most of the time. And to make matters worse young children are being raised to demand their own way without instruction as to how to be a kind host or hostess.
Manners have gone by the wayside because they are designed to care for others. We offer a drink to guests as soon as they enter our home because we want to make them feel welcome and comfortable. Many people have lost the art of this kind of hospitality.
When our minds are continually on our own convenience, there will be no concern about the comfort of others. Hospitality and manners are for others, not for ourselves.
Romans 12:13
"contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality."
1 Peter 4:9
"Be hospitable to one another without complaint."
Acts 28:2
"The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all."
Hospitality is not just providing food and hydration, it is also an excitement at the presence of the one we serve. Showing interest in the visitor is part of hospitality.
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