This is the account
of Cornelius and Peter. The Lord had just spoken to Peter about getting rid of
any prejudices he had about who could or could not be saved. Cornelius was
amongst those whom Peter would have denied access to grace before God had
spoken to him. God had been working on Cornelius and his heart was hungry for
the Gospel. God had told him to send for Peter and he did. When Peter arrived,
Cornelius and his household were ready and waiting to hear from God.
Wouldn't it be
wonderful if we too were sent to a people who were ready and waiting to hear
from the Lord? But wait a minute, Jesus said that the harvest field was ripe
and ready for the harvesting. There are people all around us who are ready to
be told about God's love and saving grace. All we have to do is to go into the
harvest field to find them. And if we can't go for some reason, we are to pray
that the Lord will send laborers who can go. We don't go and expect them to
come to us, but it doesn't work that way. The Lord sends us out, not in. We are
to bring them in, and you can't bring them in unless you first go out. If we
are not reaching out with the Gospel in their world, we are not functioning in
God's will.
Wouldn't it be
wonderful if we, who already are believers, would have the same spirit as
Cornelius? I wonder what would be different in our homes and churches if we
were to eagerly wait before the Lord for a message from Him. When was the last
time you were ready and waiting to hear from the Lord? Would He have something
important to say to you? There is only one way to find out.
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