But
God Has Shown Me
That
I Should No Longer Think
Of
Anyone As Impure Or Unclean.
Scripture
Acts
10
28 Peter
told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to
enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has
shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or
unclean. 29 So I came without
objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for
me.”
Observation
Maybe
they are dirty, maybe even smelly, totally disheveled, or maybe they
just have a different skin color, or possibly speak a different
language, or struggle with an addiction, it doesn't matter, you and I
are called to love them.
In
fact, from this story found in Acts 10, the Good Samaritan story
found in Luke 10, the story of the rich man and the poor beggar
Lazarus in Luke 16, and the story of the sinful woman in Luke 7, it
is pretty obvious that these people, have a special place in the
heart of God.
I
love the way Gospel of Mark describes the followers of Jesus in Mark
2:15, “Later,
Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests,
along with many taxcollectors and
other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind
among Jesus’ followers.)”
What
happened in Acts 10 was a wake up call for the Apostle Peter!
Could
well be that some disreputable sinners need our attention and our
love today!
Application
I
will look for someone that seems to need extra attention and love
today.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, in the busyness of today, slow me down long enough to see who
needs extra attention, who needs a word of encouragement, and who
needs to know that someone care about them. Help me to be Your Hands
and Your Feet.
I
pray today for any person reading this blog today who may be
discouraged. Bring people into his or her life today who will lift
them up. Help them to get dressed and help them to get to church.
Don't let them isolate themselves today.
Daily
Bible Reading: Exodus 35,36; Acts 10
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