September 11, 2024

Passage Read: Acts 10-11
Meditation Verses: 10:34-35

Thought

Cornelius believed in the God of the Jews, that He was indeed the one true God. He turned away from his own gods and accepted the conditions and restraints and lesser position Gentiles had in the Jewish world. That did not bother him. He in fact gave generously to the Jews and prayed faithfully to the Lord. And the Lord took notice. In compassion and acceptance, He told Cornelius to send for Peter, who would tell him what was needed to be saved. Cornelius obeyed right away.

Application

Someone can love God and fear God and be loved by God even if they don't yet believe in Jesus. And the one who truly loves and fears God should be ripe to believe the Gospel. It is apparently quite possible for men to reform their behavior, even without believing in Jesus, and the man who does so out of genuine fear and honor of the Lord will not reject the Gospel.