Christ in Me

Acts 10:43

To Him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.

 

God prepared Peter's heart to receive Gentile believers first by a vision of unclean and common animals. God told Peter to eat from the all the animals. Perplexing though it was and before He truly understood it, some men were at his door asking if Simon Peter lived here. At this express moment, Peter had a second vision telling him that 3 men would be asking for him. Peter met the men and was told that Cornelius, an upright, God-fearing man, was directed by an angel to bring Peter to him.

 

The next day Peter went and entered the house of Cornelius where he was met with great admiration and even worship. Peter lifted Cornelius up to the same level and declared his vision, a vision which had changed his previous thinking about who or what was common or unclean. After Cornelius shared his vision, Peter began to teach that God shows no partiality. In every nation anyone who fears Him is acceptable to Him. Everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.

 

While Peter was speaking the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard his word. Amazing to the Jews who were there, the Gentiles began speaking in tongues and extolling God. Peter knew that baptism must follow. How amazing was this to the Jews who heard of it! Paul preached about this same thing saying, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to His saints, to them God chose to make known among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. What a glorious gospel!

 

Father,

Thank You for including me in Your chosen people and giving me the greatest gift of all, Christ in me, the hope of glory.

In Jesus name,

Amen