Acts 10
Devotional:
Peter began to speak: “Now I truly understand that God doesn’t show favoritism, but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10:34-35)
The Holy Spirit, through two separate visions, brought Peter to the house of Cornelius, a high-ranking Roman soldier and Gentile. This experience teaches the lesson, “What God creates clean, do not call common” (or unclean) and is a command to begin preaching the gospel to the Gentiles. Prior to this, the Gentiles were considered unclean, but now the Old Testament has been fulfilled as Gentiles are now grafted into God’s kingdom (Hosea 1:9-10, 2:23). Jesus blessed a Syrophoenician woman (Mark 7:24-30), spoke to a Samaritan woman (John 4:1–45), and praised a centurion (Matthew 8:5-13) – all who would have been considered unworthy by Jewish standards. Who do we look down upon because we think our standards are higher than God’s? If the Lord puts someone in our path, do we ignore them because they are different? In a situation like that, who is the unworthy one?
Peter began to speak: “Now I truly understand that God doesn’t show favoritism, but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10:34-35)
The Holy Spirit, through two separate visions, brought Peter to the house of Cornelius, a high-ranking Roman soldier and Gentile. This experience teaches the lesson, “What God creates clean, do not call common” (or unclean) and is a command to begin preaching the gospel to the Gentiles. Prior to this, the Gentiles were considered unclean, but now the Old Testament has been fulfilled as Gentiles are now grafted into God’s kingdom (Hosea 1:9-10, 2:23). Jesus blessed a Syrophoenician woman (Mark 7:24-30), spoke to a Samaritan woman (John 4:1–45), and praised a centurion (Matthew 8:5-13) – all who would have been considered unworthy by Jewish standards. Who do we look down upon because we think our standards are higher than God’s? If the Lord puts someone in our path, do we ignore them because they are different? In a situation like that, who is the unworthy one?
Pray it:
Father, I confess that I often treat others as if they are unworthy of my attention or love. Thank you for loving me even though I am not worthy of it and helping me to see others like you do rather than through my natural perception of them. Amen.
Father, I confess that I often treat others as if they are unworthy of my attention or love. Thank you for loving me even though I am not worthy of it and helping me to see others like you do rather than through my natural perception of them. Amen.
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