Acts Chapter 10

     Peter, like many people, had some preconceived ideas about what was acceptable. The good news was first shared with the Jewish people. Then, after some accepted but many also refused the message, the gospel began to be shared with the Gentiles (basically everyone who is not a Jew). God orchestrated and initiated the sharing of the good news with the Gentiles. God gave Peter a vision of a blanket full of food that Jews were not normally permitted to eat, and God said, "eat it!" Peter objected, but God responded, "Don't call anything unclean that I have made clean." This was a reminder to Peter to broaden his horizons. To preach the gospel to Gentiles back then would be a radical move, and it was a radical move of God.

     The main message I receive from this scripture is that the good news is for everyone, no matter who you are, what you've done, where you grew up, or whatever else.