We have heard a lot about Peter in our preaching through the
early part of Acts; bold Peter at Pentecost; bold Peter before
the authorities telling them that he would not follow their
command not to preach about Jesus. And now bold Peter
needs a stretch; to take the Gospel of Jesus out and beyond
Jewish people.
God does this through a very graphic vision and commands
Peter three times to not call unclean what God declares clean.
The vision pertains to the Gentiles.
Jewish people believed from their laws that they would be
made unclean especially through eating with non-Jewish
people. But Peter obeys and goes to a whole group of Gentiles
to share the Word of God with them.
How have you been stretched to have a bigger and wider vision
of God’s kingdom? What stretch do we need as a community?