Title: Like Cornelius's Blessed Family
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Hymn: 483 "Go Quietly to Jesus"
Meditation: Let's create a home that is ready to be blessed.
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
Text: “In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of an army called Italiah… ” (Acts 10:1-5)
Word: There are many families in this world. Some families are recognized for serving God well, while others do not know God well. In today's text, the model of a family that served God well is presented. Cornelius was a Gentile and a centurion. One day, while Cornelius was praying, an angel appeared and told him, “Your alms and your prayers have come up to God.” What kind of person was Cornelius, so that an angel appeared and told him these words? Cornelius was a godly man. He had a clean personality that was recognized by many people, and he was a man who feared God. He also had the virtue of helping the poor and was always a person of prayer.
The Lord is looking for people of humble faith like Cornelius. While praying, Peter sees unclean animals being eaten. Peter said how can you eat the unclean, but the Lord has cleansed the unclean, so don't worry and eat it. When he is thinking about that vision, he connects him with Cornelius of Caesarea. Cornelius invites Peter to hear the word of God and experience the Holy Spirit.
Like Cornelius, we must become people who fear God, acknowledging God in everything. If there is a poor person, you must have the beautiful virtue of giving relief. Our God wants us to establish not only a vertical relationship with God, but also a human-to-human relationship. Cornelius was a Gentile, so he did not have the complete knowledge of God, but he had a beautiful personality and a spirituality to serve God. That is why the Lord gave the blessing of complete salvation and material blessings through the Apostle Peter.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, give many Christians in this land a personality like Cornelius, and give them faith to serve only God and to give relief to the poor. So, give me grace so that I can build a beautiful family that moves God. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Lord's Prayer