Hebrews 13:1-2 AM
Let love for your fellow believers continue {and} be a fixed practice with you [never let it fail]. Do not forget {or} neglect {or} refuse to extend hospitality to strangers [in the brotherhood--being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.


God's Word gives us an important admonition to show love to all men, especially our brothers and sisters in the Faith, including the strangers amongst them. Some people don't treat strangers right. Once they don't know you, they don't care about you, and wouldn't want to help. The Scripture, however, says we shouldn't be forgetful to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some have entertained angels unawares.

Several times in scriptures, angels appeared as normal human beings, dressed in regular clothes, like everyday people. For example, the Bible says three men appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18:2. One of them was the Lord, while the other two were angels. When the two angels went into Sodom and Gomorrah, the men of those cities saw them as ordinary men because they were just like anybody else. Also, in the New Testament, you find appearances of angels in human form, and today we still have such appearances.

Angels have the authority to appear in a glorified form or in a concealed manner, looking like ordinary people. This is why you must be kind to strangers. Don't hesitate to help strangers and treat them as well as you would if you knew them. This will boost your spiritual alertness to know the time of your visitation.

Pastor chris