The friend of my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885, American President (18th))
Romans 12:13-17
Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. (HCSB)
Proverbs 18:24 tells us this; “A man with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.” Really in God’s sight, that friend is your brother, and we need to remember that as we journey through this world, our family is a lot larger than we think. But special friendships are forged in fiery trials.
These special people demonstrated an unusual ability to love and help you in your time of need. These friendships are not easily broken and will last over distances and years. Being hospitable and sharing with others in need is something that God asks us to do in our daily lives. It also creates bonds between believers that will last forever, and these should be especially prevalent among the saints of God.
Friends that leave you in your times of distress are most likely not your friends, and I doubt if they are really saints. Saints will have a heart for the Body of Christ that drives them to be faithful in relationships. Pursing hospitality is seeking out those saints in need, not waiting for them to fall, but preventing their falling…God’s Blessing’s.
Pastor William
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885, American President (18th))
Romans 12:13-17
Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. (HCSB)
Proverbs 18:24 tells us this; “A man with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.” Really in God’s sight, that friend is your brother, and we need to remember that as we journey through this world, our family is a lot larger than we think. But special friendships are forged in fiery trials.
These special people demonstrated an unusual ability to love and help you in your time of need. These friendships are not easily broken and will last over distances and years. Being hospitable and sharing with others in need is something that God asks us to do in our daily lives. It also creates bonds between believers that will last forever, and these should be especially prevalent among the saints of God.
Friends that leave you in your times of distress are most likely not your friends, and I doubt if they are really saints. Saints will have a heart for the Body of Christ that drives them to be faithful in relationships. Pursing hospitality is seeking out those saints in need, not waiting for them to fall, but preventing their falling…God’s Blessing’s.
Pastor William
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