Brothers' Visit

Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget hospitality, for through this some, without knowing it, have entertained angels. Hebrews 13:2

Last weekend, a brother from Mathura visited us here in Gurugram for fellowship and also for participating in the Lord's day meetings. I had visited him last month, accepting his invitation. The Lord has been preserving a good number of believers in Mathura for His testimony. As he was with us, it was my pleasure to serve him in the way I can. It was a good exercise for me. Giving hospitality to the saints is what I need to learn as I am not good at it. So I did my best to serve any guest the Lord would bring to our family.

The day he arrived last Friday, I also requested him to share his testimony in the online gospel meeting. It was such a blessing to hear his life's story and an encouragement to many new believers who joined the gospel meeting. On the Lord's day he participated in the bread-breaking meeting of the church in Gurugram; in fact, the first-ever for him to partake of the bread on the ground of oneness. He was so impressed. He even requested for the hymn in Hindi for him and the other brothers to learn to sing. Generally, new-seeking groups who are from charismatic backgrounds would stick to the "praise and worship" song and follow the local way of singing. But in his case, without us touching the way of worshipping God, he himself initiated to learn the proper way with the proper hymns. May the Lord lead him and all the believers to take the way where everybody functions for the building up of the Body of Christ.

A few days later, two brothers from the Christian group I used to be paid me a visit. With them too, I simply ministered whatever the Lord burdened me to. I respect them as fellow believers in Christ and gifted them some free Rhema books. This is how I am learning to give hospitality to others. 

Generally, I used to defend the truth whenever believers from other Christian groups fellowshipped with me. But this time, the Lord led me not to unnecessarily try to minister if the Lord Himself did not lead me so. I no longer depended on the knowledge I have but looked to the Lord for what to speak and how to speak. In this way, no room was given to the enemy.  This is an important lesson I have been learning through giving hospitality.

In the two visitations by brothers, I have been trained as a host to give hospitality to guests who could have been "angels" sent by God and also learn to let a brotherly continue among fellows Christians.

Praise the Lord for such brotherly visits!