Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 11:15-18
by: Sheri Rood.
When the Holy Spirit fell at Pentecost, the gospel exploded into the Jewish communities—not only in the land of Israel but back to many nations in the Diaspora (where the Jews had settled outside their homeland). Peter and John were witnesses of and participants in these events. Prior to the vision recorded in the previous verses, Peter thought of Gentiles as “unclean animals.” Letting go of his prejudice in obedience to God, Peter witnessed the gospel explode into this Gentile community which was ready to receive it, driven by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pray that we will witness this same explosion of the Holy Spirit-driven gospel in our lives and communities today.