Acts 10:27-29
27Talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people. 28He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. 29So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?"
This whole account of Peter being called to Cornelius is very telling, and there is much that can be taken from all that transpired, but this passage always strikes me. Peter walks right into the middle of a place where he has been taught he does not belong…….. not just does not belong, but a place where it is illegal for him to go! He not only went, but went without even really knowing why he was going. It makes me question how often do we miss opportunities? How often do we stay planted when we feel the urge to move. We do this because of the unknown. We feel drawn to do something but the “what ifs” and the “what about” get to us, and we don’t move. All too often we decide not to do something because we find ourselves in the same situation that Peter found himself in. The world, the “laws” tell us that we should not do that. When we are called to move, we have to move. Fearlessly, and with the full faith that God is protecting us, and watching over us. There is seldom a day where I do not think of Romans 8:28 “God works for the good in the lives of the people who love Him, and have been called to His purpose.” We cannot let ourselves become paralyzed by the virus of mediocrity, we cannot allow ourselves to be held fast by traditions of man that keep the full glory of God from being revealed to the world. No matter the situation, no matter how impossible it might seem, if the Lord calls us we have to follow. Set your feet on the path of the Lord, it all starts with one step forward!
God Bless,
Brian Thetford
The New
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