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Today on the Revival News hear the wonderful testimony of CLI student Jackie Miller and how she came to study at Christian Leaders Institute.

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Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:1-2 (NIV)

You might have met an angel already without realizing it. That is an interesting thought, isn't it? How are you treating your new co-worker or your new neighbor? Are you and your friends welcoming to strangers?

Showing hospitality comes up multiple times in the New Testament. When I came across this verse today, it got me thinking about what does it really mean to be hospitable. Especially when we think about who knows who God will put into our lives to show hospitality toward. It could even be an angel!

The definition of hospitality is the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.

I think many times life has us so tired and burned out that the thought of having to entertain someone especially a stranger is overwhelming.

I remember growing up my parents would always be inviting people over to our house for fellowship, and when I was little I didn't want to have people over. But now I see how that was one of the best examples in my childhood of true hospitality and I am grateful for all the people I met through my parents hospitality!

If we want to shine the love of Christ we must be hospitable because it is a very important part of loving others as Christ commanded us.

8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:8-9 (NIV)

I pray today that we will have a renewed heart for hospitality to those around us whether it is at work, church, or maybe even the grocery store. Wherever we are may we be known by our love for Christ and others around us!

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