The Act and Benefits of Hospitality

Genesis  18:3 And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:  18:4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: (See Genesis 19:1-3)

Acts 10:4  And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. (See Genesis 24:44)

Nothing sets a man up for divine visitation like the act of hospitality.

Hospitality is a principal commodity every individual who longs to encounter the extraordinary life in God must possess.

It opens the door for supernatural visitation.

Lot was not aware of the verdict against the city he was dwelling in at a time until his act of hospitality led him to host the same men on assignment to bring down the city.

Lot was not saved from the destruction of Sodom because he was a relative of Abraham, on the contrary he was saved because he loved hosting people, even when he had no knowledge of who they are. His gift of hospitality made a way of escape for him.

The act of hospitality is a key that opens any door irrespective of how hard the lock of that door may be. It’s a master key.

Rebekeh' act of hospitality qualified her to become the bride of Isaac, the covenant seed of Abraham. She was not picked by Abraham' servant because of her beauty. Her gift of hospitality set her apart from all the other ladies that came to the well to fetch water on that fateful day.

The act of hospitality before God is like a gift of atonement. It moves God into granting a special audience to a man / woman who practices it.

Hospitality is an avenue through which God grants the request of His children. Praying without being hospitable is a waste of time.

Being hospitable to a man of great means (physical or spiritual) is like placing  a magnet close to a metal object.

Hospitality is a tool by which one fetches water from a well of great substance .
Cornelius was a man of prayer, but also a man with a great act of hospitality.

Friends, do not get weary of being hospitable especially if you want to encounter strange visitations from God. The act of Hospitality has the power to draw virtue from the person we are hospitable to, even without him or her knowing. It’s a spiritual principle.


Prayer; Lord baptize me with the spirit of hospitality, teach me to learn how to be hospitable in whatever capacity You have grace me with. In Jesus name!