635. Peter\u2019s Experiences<\/p>\n
As Recorded in Acts 10<\/p>\n
His experience may be summarised in connection with the uses of his name.<\/p>\n
1. \u201cPeter Went Up\u201d (Act_10:9). Peter had a definite object in going to the housetop; it was to pray. Prayer to God preceded his vision from God. All good is ever born of prayer, and no good is enjoyed without it.<\/p>\n
2. \u201cPeter Doubted\u201d (Act_10:17). He was not sure what the clean and unclean things meant which he saw in the sheet let down, and, being a Jew, he would not eat anything that was unclean; but he had to learn that what was ceremonially unclean becomes clean when God sanctifies it. Ruskin, in his \u201cEthics of the Dust,\u201d calls our attention to the silent forces of nature, which never appear so grand as when they transmute baser materials into higher forms. We see the pool of slime transformed by the action of light and heat, repose and quiet, so that the clay hardens into blue sapphire, the sand into burning opal, the soot into flashing diamond. And even Jesus never appears so glorious in loveliness as when we see Him transforming the very filth and slime of society into gems fit to burn and shine in an immortal crown.<\/p>\n
3. \u201cPeter Thought\u201d (Act_10:19). Thoughtlessness ever breeds a host of evils, while thoughtfulness is like the dawn of the morning, it illuminates and blesses. To think of the consequences of a given action will often prevent us from taking it. To think on the unevenness of our ways is the first step towards mending them.<\/p>\n
4. \u201cPeter Went Down\u201d (Act_10:21). Peter\u2019s going down showed he obeyed the Divine direction of \u201cget thee down\u201d (Act_10:20); and happily he went as he was bidden, \u201cdoubting nothing.\u201d Sir Isaac Newton once said: \u201cIt is very difficult to light a candle with the extinguisher on it,\u201d and used the simile to denote a man who is blinded by prejudice. Peter had to remove the extinguisher of Jewish prejudice, and we do well to do the same when selfish interests hinder us from doing beneficent actions.<\/p>\n
5. \u201cPeter Went Away with Them\u201d (Act_10:23). Being directed by the Lord, he knew he could do some good by going with the three men. When we act under the Lord\u2019s direction we are always sure of doing some good to others.<\/p>\n
6. \u201cPeter Took Him Up\u201d (Act_10:26). Cornelius was wrong in worshipping Peter, and Peter would have been wrong if he had allowed him to do so. We should not give to those who bring us blessing what belongs to the Lord. We thank God for His servants, but we must not put His servants in the place of Himself. A lot of young people once clustered round an evangelist who had been the means of great blessing to them, and said, \u201cWhat shall we do when you go away?\u201d Whereupon he replied, \u201cIf you tie your religion to my coat-tail I shall take it away with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
7. \u201cPeter Opened His Mouth\u201d (Act_10:34). The message which Peter delivered may be summarised under the following points, all of which centre in Christ:<\/p>\n
(1) The word of peace which Christ brought\u2014Act_10:36, Act_10:37.<\/p>\n
(2) The work of Christ which He performed through God\u2019s anointing in the power of the Spirit\u2014Act_10:39.<\/p>\n
(3) The walk of Christ in His healing ministry as He went about doing good, and the cause of it\u2014for God was with Him\u2014Act_10:38.<\/p>\n
(4) The wonder of Christ\u2019s Cross, for while men in their wickedness slew and hanged Him on a tree, that very tree has become a beacon light telling of salvation to all\u2014Act_10:39; Deu_21:23; Gal_3:10.<\/p>\n
(5) The witness of God in raising Christ from the dead, and in showing Him openly to those who were afterwards co-witnesses of the fact\u2014Act_10:40, Act_10:41.<\/p>\n
(6). The ordination of God setting apart Christ to be the Judge of the living and the dead\u2014Act_10:42.<\/p>\n
(7) And the offer of remission of sins to all who will believe in Christ\u2014Act_10:43.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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