SOMETHING BIG

Whisper of God -
Peter went down and said to the men, "I think I'm the man you're looking for. What's up?"
(Acts 10:21 MsgB)

Observation -
God was up to something BIG. He was about to include people from all nations in the plan of salvation. It was not a gift limited to only the Jews but was for everyone.
God prepared Peter, a Jew that grew up observing the law and was like other Jew prejudice. Yet God showed Peter that He did not make such distinctions in an unusual way. In a vision of animals Jews considered unclean, God told Peter to kill and eat. This happened three times.
When messengers from Cornelius' house arrived as Peter was trying to figure out the meaning of the vision it all became clear. So the next morning Peter, together with other Jewish yet Christian companions returned with these messengers to Cornelius. 
After they arrived Peter shared the gospel with them. Then God did the unthinkable right before these Jewish believers eyes and ears. God baptized these non-Jew Gentiles with the Holy Spirit. Peter and his friends heard them all praising God and speaking in tongues just as they themselves had done at Pentecost.

Real Life Application -
God love people who are different from me, so I must not let prejudice prevent me from letting God do something big in their lives.

Day's Prayer -
Lord Jesus, help me to not look at people with my own eyes and especially my personal perception and bias. Give me eyes to see people as you do, to know what's up. We are all the same. Sinners in need of salvation. Use me to do something big.