Daily Walk With Christ COCIN Devotional SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2023

TEXT: ROMANS 12: 9-21.

9 Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good. Psa 97:10 Amo 5:15 [Isa 1:16]

10 Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other. Eph 4:2 Phi 2:3 Heb 13:1 1Pe 1:22 1Pe 2:17 1Pe 5:5

11 Don’t be lazy in showing your devotion. Use your energy to serve the Lord.

12 Be happy in your confidence, be patient in trouble, and pray continually. Luk 18:1 Rom 15:13 Eph 6:18 Col 4:2 1Th 5:16 1Th 5:17 Heb 10:36 Heb 12:1 Jas 5:7

13 Share what you have with God’s people who are in need. Be hospitable. 1Co 16:1 Heb 13:2 1Pe 4:9

14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless them, and don’t curse them. Mat 5:44 1Co 4:12 [Job 31:30]

15 Be happy with those who are happy. Be sad with those who are sad. [Job 30:25] [Pro 25:20]

16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be arrogant, but be friendly to humble people. Don’t think that you are smarter than you really are. Pro 3:7 Isa 5:21 Rom 15:5 1Co 1:10 Phi 2:2 Phi 3:16 1Pe 3:8 [2Co 13:11]

17 Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you. Focus your thoughts on those things that are considered noble. Pro 20:22 Mat 5:39 1Co 6:7 2Co 8:21 1Th 5:15 1Pe 2:12 [Pro 17:13] [Pro 24:29] [Phi 2:14] [1Pe 3:9]

18 As much as it is possible, live in peace with everyone. Mar 9:50 Heb 12:14 [2Co 13:11]

19 Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.” Deu 32:35 Mat 5:39 Luk 6:29 Heb 10:30 [Lev 19:18] [Pro 24:29]

20 But, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will make him feel guilty and ashamed.” Pro 25:21 Mat 5:44 [Luk 6:27]

21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil with good.

MESSAGE:

Hospitality simply means a friendly, warm and generous reception and entertainment of guests for short or long term.

In today’s world, people are skeptical of entertaining guests because of past experiences and the dubious nature of some people in the society. However, as believers in Christ, today’s passage admonishes us to practice hospitality. Fear should not stop us from obeying what the Bible instructs us to do. For many have entertained angels without knowing (Hebrews 13:2). What we need is wisdom and carefulness, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to know who truly needs our hospitality and who has come for evil purposes but disguising as a guest.

REFLECTION:

Practicing hospitality sustains peace.

Daily Walk With Christ COCIN Devotional SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2023

Oh Lord, help me to practice hospitality in spite of the evil attitude of men. Amen.

MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH: PSALM 122:6-7

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure.

May there be peace… within your citadels.”

TODAY’S READING PLAN: NUMBERS 27-30.