Cornelius was a high-ranking Roman officer. He led 480 soldiers and enjoyed great power. But what made Cornelius stand out to God was his compassion, his prayer life and his commitment to making life better for those around him.
Life is not about what we can get for ourselves, but what we can give to others. Cornelius came to know God, and the Holy Spirit was working on Cornelius to show him that life is about more than the things of this world. But as commendable as Cornelius’ spirituality had been to this point, God makes clear to him is that it’s not enough until you get it all.
If we don’t have Jesus, then regardless of what we do have, it’s not enough. Good intentions have their place. But first place can only belong to Jesus.
The Lord told Cornelius, “I have a servant in Joppa, whose name is Peter. He’s going to tell you about the One that you need to meet for yourself.”
As we go, our purpose is to be God’s Peter. Our purpose is to be God’s voice crying to a lost and dying humanity. Our purpose is to tell Cornelius about Jesus—Son of the living God, born of a virgin, walked the dusty trails of Palestine, healed the sick, fed the hungry, raised the dead, loved the unlovable, reached the unreachable, died in our place on Friday, buried in a borrowed tomb, resurrected early on a Sunday morning, ascended back into Glory, seated at the right hand of God, interceding on our behalf, coming back again to receive us to Himself, that where He is there we will be also.
Our purpose is to tell Cornelius that prayers alone, charity alone, good works alone won’t do it. But there is one Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). That at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow—of things in Heaven and things in earth and things under the earth—and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of all to the glory of God, the Father (Philippians 2:10, 11).
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