Then
Peter Replied,
“I
See Very Clearly
That
God Shows No Favoritism”
Scripture
Acts
10
34 Then
Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.
36 This is
the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is
peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Observation
This
was a wake up call for Simon Peter. He struggled with prejudice and
we have the tendency to do the same thing.
God
loves variety – just look at this wonderfully diverse world that He
has created for us to live in with all the different animals,
flowers, trees, fish, and insects. Look at how He created this world
for us to live in bursting in beauty and variety – with mountains,
streams, lakes and rivers, oceans, lush meadows, and valleys.
He
has created us humans with that same kind of wonderful diversity just
look around not one of us are the same!
And
yet, unlike our Heavenly Father, we have the tendency to show
favoritism towards certain people just like Simon Peter did before
his encounter with Cornelius in Acts 10.
Have
you learned the lesson of Acts 10:34 or is your heart still as hard
as a rock?
Application
I
will love people -red and yellow, black and white – and no matter
what language they speak I will love them.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, give me the capacity to love people the way You love people.
Don't let me think that I am better than anyone else. Help me to put
other people and their needs above my own. Touch my heart with what
touches Your heart. Thank You for today. It is new and exciting. I
look forward to meeting people in a few minutes at Mission Tampa and
praying with them.
Daily
Bible Reading: Exodus 35,36; Acts 10
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