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The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven. Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.”
The 10thchapter of Acts records an event that should carry far more weight than it does in the Western Church; the ingrafting of the Gentiles into the family of the LORD, God, the Almighty. It is crucial that we recognize that this is a Spirit-directed adoption from the beginning. We, the Gentile believers, have access to, receipt of, blessed by every promise of God. However, we are also called to live lives of obedience to His Word and seek to honor Him in every aspect of our lives.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 77
Mid-day: 119:49-56
Evening: Psalm 3
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