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The Holy Spirit poured out at Cornelius’s house

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 “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water?

They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”

(Acts 10:47)

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In the house of Cornelius who was the centurion of the Italian Regiment, people started gathering.

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“Today Peter who was with Jesus will come here.” Then the people replied, “Really? It seems like a dream to meet Peter.”

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Cornelius, the centurion was very excited to wait for Peter and he said, “How should I welcome Apostle Peter?” Even though, Cornelius was a centurion with a hundred soldiers, he was still nervous to meet the Apostle Peter in his house for Peter was a man who had been with Jesus.

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“The Apostle Peter has arrived.” As soon as Cornelius heard of it, he ran to meet him and fell at his feet in reverence.

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But Peter made him get up and said, “Don’t do this; I’m only a man myself.

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A lot of people had gathered together. Peter said, “You are all well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or even to visit him. However, God has told me to come here and I want to obey God’s word. Anyway, why do you call me?”

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“Four days ago I was in my house praying, a man stood before me and said, “Go to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is in the house of Simon the tanner.” Then people said, “It is good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”

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Peter acknowledged God’s desire to preach the gospel to all man so he began to speak to Cornelius’s family and people there about God’s kingdom. Peter said, “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation. God wants me to speak the message of God to everyone.”

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After that, the apostle Peter started to preach the gospel. ”Jesus went around doing wonders and healing all who were under the power of evil for God was with him.”

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“Though Jesus was pure and sinless, the high priests and the secretaries accursed Jesus of doing wrong to the Roman soldiers. And they killed him by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him from the dead on the third day.”

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“After Jesus rose from the dead, I ate with him. He commanded us to preach to the people and testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name and goes to heaven.”

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While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished to see this scene. Also they were surprised that the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. The people who had received the Holy Spirit spoke in tongues and praised God. It was amazing.

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Then Peter said, “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? All of you should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.”

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Peter baptized people who were there and they were glad and moved

by the grace of God.

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Peter stayed with them for a few days and told them more about

who Jesus was. Thus, they were blessed during that time.

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As we see people, we see only the appearance of people but God does not have favoritism between Jews or Gentiles. God wants to save all of us. As you have heard today’s story, I want to encourage you to tell the gospel to the people all around you. For the message from God today, we need not to distinguish people in our own sight because God does not discriminate nor ignore people. If we distinguish between others, it’ll be disobedience. Therefore, I want to suggest to all of you to meet Jesus and to believe in Him sincerely.