HOSPITALITY

Once upon a time in a far away land, there was a very old and barren couple named Abraham and Sarah. They had no child and with very little hope of having any left. Abraham was 99yrs and Sarah was 90 yrs of age.

Not too far away from Abraham lived his cousin Lot in the land called Sodom and Gomorrah.
Sodom and Gomorrah is a wicked city and the Lord decided to come down and “take them out” (destroy them). The lord came with two angels all in the form of men.

As you read through this story, bear these facts in mind

v The men are not ordinary men
v Their mission is to destroy the wicked city (Sodom and Gomorrah)


The rest of this story is well documented in biblical book of Genesis chapters 18 and 19.

What follows is the story of a family whose watch word amongst other things is “Hospitality”

Abraham was sitting outside his “house” one day (say a lovely day) and he saw three men standing by him... when he saw them, he ran to meet them, greeted them and asked if he could get them water to drink and something to eat before they continued on their journey. As you might have guessed, these three men did not hesitate. So they sat to eat under the shade of the tree.

The saying that comes to mind is

“the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”

and it turns out to be true or so…… because while they ate…. Something happened.

The men told Abraham that by that time the following year, he will be father.

Remember, these are not ordinary men; they have the power to make things happen.

After eating, they rose up to go, but one of them decided to entrust with Abraham the reason for their journey (To destroy Sodom and Gomorrah) and Abraham pleaded for the city… but it was a little too late.

LESSON 1: Hospitality brings about friendliness and close friendship brings about Trust.
LESSON 2: Being Hospitable increases the speed of your blessings.
LESSON 3: You just don't know when God is passing by…. Treat everyone right
LESSON 4: In a mission of chaos, death and destruction came a message of life, creativity and peace. The choice is yours.

Two of the men continued the journey on mission CDD (chaos, death, destruction) and when they got to Sodom and Gomorrah, another story began….. To be continued.

In the mean time “SHOW HOSPITALITY”.... It pays.

Next week Hint: It Probably is a family thing.