Acts 10:11-15
He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
Comments
There weren’t many things more shocking for a Jew than to be asked to eat meat that was clearly taboo for them. In our own day, it would be like inviting someone to eat dogs, cats, rats, bats or something else equally disgusting.
The vision or dream that came to Peter was sent by God to prepare him for something totally unexpected. Cornelius, a Gentile, was about to invite Peter to his house to hear a message from God. Peter would see God working in ways that were beyond what he could ever have imagined.
Reflections
With what kind of person would you find it hard to imagine that you could have a conversation about God’s love and grace?
Like Peter, would you say, “Surely not, Lord” when asked to approach someone like that?
How much difference would it make if you knew God was preparing that person to listen?
Prayer
Break down any barriers, Lord, that keep me from seeing where you are already at work in the lives of people I meet.
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