Daily Walk Through the New Testament

September 28
Read Acts 10 23b-48

Peter had a vision. A vision can be as simple as a new insight or a truth revealed. Peter saw animals clean and unclean, and he heard the command to kill and eat. It wasn’t really a vision about the menu; it was a vision about ministry. God challenged Peter’s beliefs about people. God cares about everyone, Jews and Gentiles, and God wants everyone to hear the good news of grace and be saved.
After Peter had the vision, there was a knock at the door. If God shows you a new truth, you had better believe He will also bring a new opportunity! Peter answered the knock, responded to the call, and carried the message to Cornelius’s household. They heard and believed, and the church grew exponentially. It happened because one man saw that God cares about everyone. He answered the knock at the door and faithfully carried the message to those who needed to hear it.
Peter’s ideas about ministry needed to be corrected, and sometimes ours do too. Who do you sometimes see as unclean, beyond hope, and not your responsibility? God says “GO.” Go and love everyone. Go and share the good news.