Ep 41 God’s Inclusivity and Four Aspects of His Hospitality

John 4 tells the familiar story of Jesus meeting the woman at the well and how He offered her what she really wanted even though she didn't know what that was!

God's welcoming heart is revealed to the woman at the well, someone who was an outcast in so many ways, and we learn 4 things about showing hospitality, and they all have to do with trusting God. 

On the surface, this looks like it’s the woman’s hospitality to Jesus, but it quickly switches to God’s hospitality to her.

 

     “This is your invitation, and it’s the invitation of a lifetime.”

 

In this familiar story, we find lovely interchangeability of hospitality:  God welcomes us and we welcome Him into our lives. 

 

God's welcome is abundant, as we read in Psalm 36. He initiated the relationship by creating us. He welcomed us back by sending His Son.  And at the same time we play host to Him—He knocks on our door, and we welcome Him into every corner of our lives.  We say, “Lord, make Yourself at home in us.  We are at your service.”

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