...But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Acts 10:28
Acts 10:28
Imagine Peter's surprise. All those unclean animals before him and the voice of the Lord saying, "Go ahead Peter, you're hungry, eat something." Peter keeps insisting he's not hungry enough to break the rules. God tells Peter the rules are changing. The time of the Gentiles is opening up. God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.
Jesus died for all people. That means every person is worthy of our respect. Even those people we find the least acceptable. Everyone ever born has significance built into their person by the death of Jesus. The very God of heaven stepped out of eternity to take their place at death's door. The value of each individual is measured in the spread arms of Jesus hanging between heaven and earth. We must honor and respect people because Jesus did and He is our example. Don't forget to apply this to those at home. Sometimes we are the most careless with those we love the most.
As we infiltrate our community this week let us shock them with genuine honor as we address them. Let's build our family members up by giving them the respect due them. Finally, let's especially honor those in God's house who we will spend eternity with.
You are GREAT in Him,
Pastor Jason
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