Acts 10:34 (NKJV) 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
When Peter and some of the others in the early church received the revelation that God shows no partiality, it was life-changing for them.
This took place as the Holy Spirit was in the process of revealing to them that they were no longer restricted when it came to eating or not eating certain kinds of meat.
God had shown Peter in a vision that every animal was now declared clean and approved to be killed and eaten. They were no longer considered to be unclean.
Likewise, people were also no longer to be considered common or unclean (Acts 10:28).
This (Acts 10:28) is a powerful revelation that we all need to grasp the importance of.
In summary, God was declaring everyone equal; Jew or Gentile.
And as the gospel of Christ spread, even into the Gentile communities, this became clearer to everyone.
You see, God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
God chooses whom He will.
He does not subscribe to the whims of man; the fickle thoughts and preferences that divide people by ethnicity, or social status.
God does not consider a person’s wealth or lack of it.
When God chooses to use someone, He does so because He has set that person aside and prepared them for the task at hand. He has called them for a purpose.
The same holds true today. God does not change.
God may choose to use a man or woman with great wealth, with only a little money or with nothing.
Why?
Because God looks at the heart, not on the outward appearance.
1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
So, know that God can use someone regardless of their current situation. Whether they are the CEO of a major corporation or a person with no financial means whatsoever, God can use them if He chooses to do so.
And that person may even be you!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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