Dear Balanced Life Family,
How do you treat people that you don’t know? The scripture tells us “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2 That means be mindful to show kindness to strangers, because you might just be entertaining an angel and not know it. Now that doesn’t mean feel free to speak to any stranger that you see on the street, welcome any stranger that comes to your door to come into your home, or give a ride to any hitchhiker you spot on the road. You must use wisdom and be led by the spirit of God.
Now, if you knew that the stranger was an angel, of course you’d treat him or her well, but what if you didn’t know. Therein lies the problem. You don’t know. All angels aren’t dressed in garments of white with wings sprouting out of their backs.
There are strangers everywhere: on the buses, in the stores, on the streets, in your church, in your places of business and so on. Some of them may be dressed quite well, while others may be dressed in rags. Some of them may be smelly and dirty. Some of them may be feeble minded.
So how do you keep from mistreating an angel sent from God? Treat everybody well. It takes the love of God to do this. Should you befriend every stranger you meet? Absolutely not! But don’t mistreat people. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12 So be mindful of HOW YOU TREAT THE STRANGER.
