10 Quotes by Tony Merida

Hospitality doesn’t mean entertaining people. “Entertaining” is often about impressing others; hospitality is about serving others. Entertaining is often about the host; hospitality is about the guests. Entertaining is often shallow and superficial; hospitality is about depth and authenticity.

We must kill this idea, “My home is my refuge.” I often hear people say that. It’s idolatry. Jesus is our refuge. We need to open our homes to people.

Injustice exists because men either abuse the weak or fail to defend the weak.

The first step to becoming a student of the Bible is having a heart of humility – a heart that says, “Please, give me understanding.

Spiritual maturity isn’t merely something you do with your mind. It’s not about the books you read. It’s not about the conferences you attend or speak at. It’s about the life you live. It’s possible to listen to ten podcasts weekly, and to sing with the hottest bands, and be in four Beth Moore Bible studies, but miss the call to care for the least of these – and all the while live in a deceived state of thinking you’re mature.

If you have experienced God’s sovereign grace, it should absolutely humble you and cause you to worship. When you display arrogance as a Christian, you have not worked God’s amazing grace down deep into your soul.

When you replace stewardship for ownership you won’t practice hospitality.

We need the Spirit’s help to grasp the greatness of God, the supremacy of Christ, and the rich benefits of the gospel.

Prayer is a very hard thing to do because it seems like we aren’t doing anything. But it’s also hard because it’s a humble act. We must humble ourselves before God’s mighty hand regularly and cast our cares on Him.