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He was a military officer in the Roman Army, a centurion (commander of 100 men) of the Italian military unit, and was stationed in Caesarea (a town on Israel's Mediterranean coast). Cornelius was a devout man who prayed constantly to Father God, he gave alms to the Jewish people although he did not observe their food laws and other ordinances. He and all of his family feared the Lord, and they worshiped Him faithfully. One day, an angel appeared to him and said, “Cornelius, God has heard your prayers. Send men to Joppa, to the home of Simon the tanner who lives by the sea. There they’ll find a man called Peter and he’ll tell you what to do.” With that, the angel disappeared. Immediately Cornelius sent men to Joppa. They arrived the next day around noon. Before they got there, Peter went up to the open roof to pray. He was waiting for the noon meal. Suddenly he became extremely hungry and fell into a trance. He saw the heavens open and a large sheet come down. In it were all kinds of animals that Jews weren’t allowed to eat. A voice said, “Peter, get up. Kill one of these animals and eat it.” “Lord, you know I’ve never eaten anything common or unclean.” The voice said, “When God has made something clean, never call it common or unclean.” This happened a second time, and a third. Then the sheet went back into heaven. Peter woke up but was confused about what this vision meant. At that moment, the men sent from Cornelius were at the gate. The Holy Spirit said, “I’ve sent these men to you. Don’t hesitate to go with them.” Peter went down and greeted the men. They told him about Cornelius, and he agreed to go with them. In the morning he took several believers and they started on their trip. They arrived the next day, and Cornelius ran to meet them. He fell down in front of Peter and started to worship him. Peter said, “Stand up! I’m just a man.” He went into Cornelius’ home and saw that he had invited others to be there so they could hear Almighty God’s message. Peter said to the group. “God revealed to me that he has opened the door and is now calling people from other nations to himself. Therefore, I’ll tell you the message that was given to Israel. It is that Jesus Christ is Lord of all.” He then told them about Christ Jesus and his miracles. He described how the Jewish leaders killed him, but Father God raised him from the dead. Peter said, “Everyone who puts their faith in Jesus will receive forgiveness of sins.” As soon as he said those words, the Holy Spirit filled every person in the house. This shocked the Jewish believers when they saw that the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to Gentiles. Peter turned to them and said, “Is there any reason why we shouldn’t baptize these people?” They all agreed, so the new believers were baptized in the name of Christ Jesus. News of this quickly spread to believers throughout the nation. The leadership in Jerusalem asked Peter, “You stayed in the home of Gentiles and even ate meals with them?” He explained exactly what happened. He told them about the vision on the housetop, the crowd at the house of Cornelius, and how the Holy Spirit filled the people. He concluded by saying, “God gave them the same gift he gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. How could I fight against God?” The believers in Jerusalem had no argument when they heard this. They said, “God has given forgiveness of sins and eternal life to the Gentiles.” The message above can be found in Acts 10:1-11:18. Lord, thank you for hearing the faithful prayers of Cornelius. Thank you for allowing the Gentiles to worship you, and for opening the door of salvation to us. Your message and instruction above to Peter – on that day – changed eternity for all people – everywhere – who believe in and worship Your Son, the Lord Christ Jesus! Amen.

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