Raise the Bar

Some of us think that hospitality is reserved for grandmothers who love to bake pies. Others think it’s just something we’re obligated to do once a year around the holidays when we invite family and friends over for dinner. But none of this comes close to how God defines hospitality.

"Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." 1 Peter 4:9-10

We have each been given a gift. It may be speaking, teaching, baking, organizing, engineering – you name it, the list is endless. Hospitality is using whatever gift God has given you to help meet the needs of someone else. But hospitality is not just reserved for our family or close friends. If we see a need that we can meet, we have an obligation to help meet that need so we can be a part of sharing God’s grace.

There is someone in your life right now who needs to be shown some hospitality. Don’t let your gift go to waste.