{"id":1060,"date":"2025-12-19T00:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:18:15","slug":"dec-19-christmas-countdown-day-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-19-christmas-countdown-day-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec.19-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><u>HOSPITABLE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\nBe hospitable to one another without grumbling.\u00a0 <\/em>1 Peter 4:9<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today&#8217;s Thought:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Anytime is the perfect time to practice hospitality, so be sincerely friendly to everyone always.<br \/>\nEnjoy each day that you have with family and friends and resolve not to grumble about anything.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today\u2019s Action:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BE CORDIAL: Receive or treat guests or strangers warmly and generously.<\/li>\n<li>BE COOPERATIVE: Be favorably receptive or open to last minute changes or plans<\/li>\n<li>BE COURTEOUS: Show good manners. Be polite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>When God&#8217;s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality<\/em>.\u00a0 Romans 12:13<\/p>\n<p>Only 6 days left until Christmas!\u00a0 Make each one count!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOSPITABLE Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.\u00a0 1 Peter 4:9 Today&#8217;s Thought: Anytime is the perfect time to practice hospitality, so be sincerely friendly to everyone always. Enjoy each day that you have with family and friends and resolve not to grumble about anything. Today\u2019s Action: BE CORDIAL: Receive or treat guests or strangers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1652],"tags":[840,1661,1818,1817,1819,3,3311,1820,1470,1816,1815,30,32],"class_list":["post-1060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-countdown","tag-1peter-49","tag-christmas-countdown","tag-cooperative","tag-cordial","tag-courteous","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-december-2025","tag-do-not-grumble","tag-help","tag-hospitable","tag-romans-1213","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hospitable-1Peter-4.9.jpg?fit=375%2C326&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":566,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/august-15-hospitable-to-one-another\/","url_meta":{"origin":1060,"position":0},"title":"AUGUST 15&#8211;BE HOSPITABLE TO ONE ANOTHER","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"August 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A \"One Anothering\" Scripture and Thought Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 Hospitable means: to receive warmly to treat generously to show friendliness Believers should receive one another warmly. 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