Sermon; Exiles and Strangers
Theme; Refugees, Immigrants, and Hospitality in Yahusha
O Yahusha, Elohim of all nations, we come before You as people once strangers ourselves, seeking Your light and wisdom. Teach us to see every exile, every immigrant, every refugee as a reflection of Your image. May we open our hearts to inclusion, our homes to hospitality, and our communities to compassion.
Halleluyah.
📖Scripture Foundation
Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 19:34, Halleluyah Scriptures
“The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim. I am YHWH your Elohim.”📜
Eph’siym (Ephesians) 2:19, Halleluyah Scriptures
“So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the qodeshim and members of the household of Elohim.”📜
Ib’rim (Hebrews) 13:2, Halleluyah Scriptures
“Do not forget to receive strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained messengers.”📜
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 25:35, Halleluyah Scriptures
“For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in.”📜
📍The Message ~ The Word calls us to remember that we too were once exiles. The children of Yisra’el wandered in the wilderness, displaced and vulnerable, much like today’s refugees fleeing violence, war, or poverty. Elohim commands us not merely to tolerate the stranger, but to love them as ourselves. In our world, immigration crises remind us of how fragile life can be. Families are uprooted, children separated, and cultures displaced. Sociology teaches us that displacement often leads to alienation, marginalization, and even discrimination. Yet cultural integration, when communities embrace diversity, creates strength, innovation, and resilience. Hospitality, then, is not just a social courtesy, it is a divine command. Yahusha Himself declared in 📖Mattithyahu 25:35📜 that when we welcome the stranger, we welcome Him. Every refugee is a living reminder that Yahusha still walks among us.
Philosophy and Cultural Wisdom~ The Mohegan people hold a sacred belief in interconnectedness, that the rivers, forests, animals, and humans are all threads in the same sacred web of life. This wisdom echoes Yahusha’s teaching that no one is excluded from Elohim’s creation. When we close our doors to strangers, we tear the fabric of this sacred web. Zulu teachings of Unkulunkulu remind us that the Creator gave life to all, not just to one tribe or one nation. The Polish Catholic tradition of perseverance through exile and migration shows us how faith sustains a displaced people. And the ancestral voice of Black women’s wisdom reminds us that survival is not enough, we must build spaces of dignity and justice. Anthropology and Sociology
Migration is one of the oldest human stories. Anthropologists trace how people moved across deserts, oceans, and continents seeking safety, food, and freedom. Sociology shows that when strangers are received with love, societies flourish. Where exclusion reigns, division festers. Yahusha’s kingdom is one of inclusion, not exclusion. 🗣️Story-Like Reflection
Imagine a lamp in a dark room. One light makes a difference, but when many lamps are lit, the whole space glows. Each immigrant, refugee, or exile who is welcomed becomes another light in the community. They bring stories, languages, foods, and dreams that illuminate the room of humanity.
🏭Closing Exhortation
Beloved, let us be a people who live Wayyiqra 19:34. Let us treat the exile, the refugee, and the stranger not as outsiders, but as kin. For Yahusha Himself was a refugee child, taken into Mitsrayim to escape danger. To welcome the stranger is to walk in His steps.
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Elohim of compassion, open our eyes to see Yahusha in the faces of exiles and strangers. Open our hearts to hospitality and justice. Teach us to honor every culture, every heritage, and every person as sacred. May we, as Your people, be a refuge in a world of exile.
Halleluyah.
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