Freedom to Eat Together

Exodus 35-36; Acts 10 

“Then the voice told him, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ ‘Surely not, Lord!’ Peter replied. ‘I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.’ The voice spoke to him a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’”

Acts 10:13-15

When we are raised within a theological and religious tradition there are rules that govern what is clean and unclean. These boundaries have a rationale and history in our traditions. However, the Lord of the harvest calls us to follow him into relationships and experiences that can stretch our boundaries as we join God’s mission. 

Will we, like Peter, be willing to travel to ‘Cornelius’ house’ and eat with him?

Eating with someone is an intimate sharing of our life with one another. As Jesus’ followers, we have the freedom to eat with all people and bear witness to the life, forgiveness, and freedom we’ve received.

Who are the Cornelius’ that God is inviting us to eat with and introduce to the Author of life?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for the freedom of grace and the disciplines of the Spirit. I welcome your invitations to eat with and build relationships with those you are reaching from every nation, for your glory.”