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Hospitality Habits
Read: Romans 12:9-13Hannah gave herself a quick look in the mirror while Faith twirled around in her new skirt. “Girls!” Mom called. “Our company is almost here!” The sisters giggled and raced down the hall.A few minutes later, Mrs. Kelly arrived with her daughter Brittany, who was about the girls’ age, and Brittany’s little sister, Samantha. The girls brought Brittany to their room to play, and Samantha toddled after them. The first thing little Samantha did when she entered the girls’ room was give Faith’s new stuffed kitty a big squeeze.Faith gasped. “Samantha! No! Please put my kitty down!” She took it from Samantha’s hands and placed it out of her reach.Ten minutes later the girls were having a tea party when Samantha accidently bumped into the table and the carefully placed dishes came crashing down. “Samantha!” Hannah said sternly. “You’re ruining everything!”“I’ll take her back to Mom,” Brittany said quietly. She took her younger sister by the hand and led her out of the room.While Mrs. Kelly changed Samantha’s diaper, Mom came to check on her daughters. “How’s it going in here, girls?”Faith sighed. “Brittany’s nice and all, but her baby sister is messing up all our stuff!”“Yeah!” Hannah chimed in. “She even almost broke my favorite pony!”“Girls, do you remember the verse we learned this morning? First Peter 4:9?”“‘Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling,’” the girls mumbled together.Mom nodded. “Jesus sacrificed everything so He could welcome us into His family, and hospitality is one of the ways we show His love to others. Do you think the way you were acting toward Samantha was very hospitable?”The girls looked at the floor and shook their heads.“Well, how can you make this right?” Mom asked.“Wait and see!” Faith said with a grin.When Brittany and Samantha walked in a minute later, the girls knelt down beside Samantha and offered her two of their favorite stuffed animals. “Pet her head, Samantha,” Faith said, holding out her stuffed kitty. “She’s so fluffy.” Samantha pet the kitty’s head and giggled.Mom beamed and headed for the door. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go share my favorite chocolates with Mrs. Kelly!”–Savannah ColemanHow about you? Is it hard for you to share your special toys and treats when others come to visit you? A great way to practice hospitality is to remember two things: 1) People always matter more than things, and 2) God gave us everything we have so we could use it to show others His love. When we open our homes to others, it opens our hearts to them as well.Today’s key verse: Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 (NIV)Today’s key thought: Practice hospitality
Read: Romans 12:9-13
Hannah gave herself a quick look in the mirror while Faith twirled around in her new skirt. “Girls!” Mom called. “Our company is almost here!” The sisters giggled and raced down the hall.
A few minutes later, Mrs. Kelly arrived with her daughter Brittany, who was about the girls’ age, and Brittany’s little sister, Samantha. The girls brought Brittany to their room to play, and Samantha toddled after them. The first thing little Samantha did when she entered the girls’ room was give Faith’s new stuffed kitty a big squeeze.
Faith gasped. “Samantha! No! Please put my kitty down!” She took it from Samantha’s hands and placed it out of her reach.
Ten minutes later the girls were having a tea party when Samantha accidently bumped into the table and the carefully placed dishes came crashing down. “Samantha!” Hannah said sternly. “You’re ruining everything!”
“I’ll take her back to Mom,” Brittany said quietly. She took her younger sister by the hand and led her out of the room.
While Mrs. Kelly changed Samantha’s diaper, Mom came to check on her daughters. “How’s it going in here, girls?”
Faith sighed. “Brittany’s nice and all, but her baby sister is messing up all our stuff!”
“Yeah!” Hannah chimed in. “She even almost broke my favorite pony!”
“Girls, do you remember the verse we learned this morning? First Peter 4:9?”
“‘Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling,’” the girls mumbled together.
Mom nodded. “Jesus sacrificed everything so He could welcome us into His family, and hospitality is one of the ways we show His love to others. Do you think the way you were acting toward Samantha was very hospitable?”
The girls looked at the floor and shook their heads.
“Well, how can you make this right?” Mom asked.
“Wait and see!” Faith said with a grin.
When Brittany and Samantha walked in a minute later, the girls knelt down beside Samantha and offered her two of their favorite stuffed animals. “Pet her head, Samantha,” Faith said, holding out her stuffed kitty. “She’s so fluffy.” Samantha pet the kitty’s head and giggled.
Mom beamed and headed for the door. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go share my favorite chocolates with Mrs. Kelly!”
–Savannah Coleman
How about you? Is it hard for you to share your special toys and treats when others come to visit you? A great way to practice hospitality is to remember two things: 1) People always matter more than things, and 2) God gave us everything we have so we could use it to show others His love. When we open our homes to others, it opens our hearts to them as well.
Today’s key verse: Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 (NIV)
Today’s key thought: Practice hospitality
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