Peter sees a vision and the meaning is brought into focus when he meets the men that Cornelius sent. The vision and the message of the men comes together to make Peter say the line, "God... accepts men from every nation..." Is your gospel that comprehensive? Does the good news in your life extend beyond your comforts. We all have a comfort zone of those that we easily get along with. Whether it is like minded people, or similar back grounded people, or same gender, or same social situations. We each have a comfort zone that makes sense to us to spend time with, but the Gospel breaks down boundaries. It is extended to the Jew and the Gentile. It was extended to people in Israel 2000 years ago and it was extended to you in the U.S. It doesn't play favorites. God, in fact, is after all tribes and tongues and nations. He is after the rich and the poor, the popular and the socially quirky. He is after all peoples.
How are you doing at extending that invitation? Do you tell the gospel to the people that aren't exactly like you?
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