Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. - Acts 10:34-35
Have you ever asked the question, ‘how could God love me, after all I have done?’. Will God forgive me for what I have done? I’ve messed up so many times, will God still love me? I do not have a degree in theology. I cannot speak eloquently. When we look at society, depends on your financial status, your family, your career, you are considered a somebody or a nobody.
Acts chapter 10 tells us of a man whose name is Cornelius, he was a Gentile. Yet, scripture says, he was a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. In those days the Jews did not fellowship or have a relationship with the Gentiles. The Gentiles were considered an outcast, a nobody. However, there were those who loved and worshipped God.
In a vision, Peter saw all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds. 13 Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat them. Peter was perplexed with the vision. Peter replied, as a Jew, we do not eat anything that is unclean. Peter was about to have a revelation that would change his perspective on the love of God for others who were not Jews. The voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.” God was saying to Peter, I sent my Son for the entire human race.
We know that God is no respecter of persons. It does not matter to God what ethnic group you belong to. His Son, Christ Jesus died for all. It does not matter what you have done. Even when Jesus was on the cross, one of the malefactors who hanged on the cross was worthy of death. Yet because he repented, Jesus said to him, today you will be with me in paradise.
For those of you who feel worthless, or feel you are the worst of sinner, know this, God is no respecter of persons. When Jesus came, it was said that He came for the lost sheep of Israel, but He also came to change the order of the day. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life, John 3:16. Jesus came and died for all. That included Cornelius, the Gentile, and his family. That also includes you! You do not have an excuse, surrender your life to Him, today.
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