“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body” (Hebrews 13:3).
TEXT — Hebrews 13:1-3
Message
A story is told of a selfish person who inherited a rice field in India. In the first season the irrigation water covered his property, making it very fruitful, and it also overflowed on to his neighbours’ fields, bringing a great harvest to them as well. The next season he decided that he was too generous in sharing his wealth by letting this water escape to others so he stopped the water with a specially made dam. However, in doing so he spoiled his own crop. The irrigation water brought blessing when it flowed, but when it became stagnant, it turned the field into an unfruitful marsh. (Source Unknown).
It is a fact that whatever you do not want to do can be conveniently excused. It is not that those things are difficult to do, or that you do not understand why you should do them, but that you have no desire to do them. In no other area is this attitude more pronounced than in showing hospitality to other people. And yet, this is one of the clearest ways to express your Christian character and conduct. The passage begins with a simple and compelling charge to believers: “Let brotherly love continue”. Love is the bedrock of the Christian faith. It is God’s love for mankind that compelled Him to send Jesus Christ, His Son, to the world, to die for the sin of humanity.
Those who have experienced this love of God cannot forget to love others, and entertain strangers, recognizing that it was at such instances that some have cared for angels unawares. But showing hospitality does not begin and end with people that come to us, we must care for those who are locked away in prison, and those facing hardship, especially people suffering for their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We must be ready to always demonstrate acts of kindness and sympathy. That is practical Christianity in action!
Thought for the day
Our deeds of kindness attract divine acts of kindness.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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I want holiness to be watch word so that I can see the Lord
I want holiness to be watch word so that I can see the Lord
Hello, please upload the audio of today’s daily manna. “Care for others”. 5th February 2025. Thanks