{"id":27231,"date":"2026-06-30T09:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=27231"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:12:17","slug":"everyone-is-chosen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=27231","title":{"rendered":"Everyone is Chosen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon &amp; Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (LYRICS)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ua4_XhpGN38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">God Shows No Partiality<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, June 30, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=acts%2010&amp;version=NRSVUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Acts 10<\/em><\/a><em>, the apostle Peter experiences a vision of God\u2019s inclusive love for all people and nations\u2014and not only the people of ancient Israel. Author Barbara Brown Taylor describes this critical moment for the early Christian movement. Peter meets a gentile named Cornelius and shares what he has learned from the Spirit in his vision:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter began by telling them what he had just learned for himself. \u201cI truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears [God] and does what is right is acceptable to [God].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If anyone in that room breathed for a full minute after he said that, there was something wrong with them. Because Peter had just said something no one on earth had authorized him to say. He had just opened the church to those it had previously shut out, people with whom he was not even supposed to associate. He had not checked with anyone in Jerusalem first. He did not even quote a passage of scripture to back him up. <strong>He based what he said on the fresh revelation God had given him, and on his belief that Jesus Christ is Lord of all. Not some, but all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on everyone in the room, both the Jews who were there with Peter and all of Cornelius\u2019 crowd. Everyone was speaking in tongues and praising God, so that Peter could hardly make himself heard\u2026. And they were all baptized right then and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter got in big trouble for it too. <strong>When he arrived back in Jerusalem, his Jewish brothers jumped all over him\u2026. From their perspective, Peter had sold out. <\/strong>He had crossed over the di<strong>viding line between <\/strong>God\u2019s people and other people. <strong>He had d<\/strong>is<strong>obeyed the law, which was not negotiable,<\/strong> <strong>which was the one <\/strong>thing that made them who they were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As gently as he could, Peter told them what had happened to him, how God had taken that one thing [the Jewish dietary law] away from him, but had given him something else instead\u2014a vision that included all creatures, all people, whom God alone had the right to call clean or unclean. He had not sold out\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf God gave them the same gift that [God] gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ,\u201d Peter said, \u201cwho was I that I could hinder God?\u201d When he said that, everyone got very quiet. Then they praised God, saying, \u201cThen God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How often, in the church, do we try to say where<\/strong> t<strong>he Spirit may or may not blow, when the only thing God has<\/strong> <strong>asked us to do is to try to keep up with it wherever it goes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Young Jesus Calling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am all around you, like a cocoon of Light. <strong>My Presence with you is a promise, independent of your awareness of Me.<\/strong> Many things can block this awareness, but the major culprit is worry. <strong>My children tend to accept worry as an inescapable fact of life. However, worry is a form of unbelief; it is anathema<\/strong> <strong>(something. that one vehemently dislikes) to <\/strong>M<strong>e.<\/strong><br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Who is in charge of your life? If it is you, then you have good reason to worry.<\/strong> <strong>But if it is I, then worry is both unnecessary and counterproductive<\/strong>. <strong>When you start to feel anxious about something, relinquish the situation to Me. Back off a bit, redirecting your focus to Me.<\/strong> <strong>I will either take care of the problem Myself or show you how to handle it. <\/strong>In this world you will have problems, but you need not to lose sight of Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RELATED BIBLE VERSES:<br><strong>Luke 12:22-31(NLT)<\/strong><br><strong>Teaching about Money and Possessions<\/strong><br><strong><em>22<\/em>&nbsp;Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, \u201cThat is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life\u2014whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.&nbsp;<em>23<\/em>&nbsp;For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.&nbsp;<em>24<\/em>&nbsp;Look at the ravens. They don\u2019t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds!&nbsp;<em>25<\/em>&nbsp;Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?&nbsp;<em>26<\/em>&nbsp;And if worry can\u2019t accomplish a little thing like that, what\u2019s the use of worrying over bigger things?<\/strong><br><strong><em>27<\/em>&nbsp;\u201cLook at the lilies and how they grow. They don\u2019t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.&nbsp;<em>28<\/em>&nbsp;And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?<\/strong><br><strong><em>29<\/em>&nbsp;\u201cAnd don\u2019t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don\u2019t worry about such things.&nbsp;<em>30<\/em>&nbsp;These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs.&nbsp;<em>31<\/em>&nbsp;Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional insight regarding Luke 12:22-34: Jesus commands us to not worry. But how can we avoid it? Only faith can free us from the anxiety caused by greed and covetousness<\/strong>. Working and planning responsibly is good; dwelling on all the ways our planning could go wrong is bad. Worry is pointless because it can&#8217;t fill any of our needs; worry is foolish because the Creator of the universe loves us and knows what we need. He promises to meet all our real needs but not necessarily all of our desires. <strong>Overcoming worry requires: (1) Simple trust in God, our heavenly Father. This trust is expressed by praying to him rather than worrying. (2) Perspective on your problems. This can be gained by developing a strategy for addressing and correcting your problems. (3) A support team to help. Find some believers who will pray for you to find wisdom and strength to deal with your worries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional insight regarding Luke 12:31: Seeking the Kingdom of God above all else means making Jesus the Lord and King of your life. He must control every area &#8211; your work, play, plans, and relationships. Is the Kingdom only one of your many concerns, or is it central to all you do? Are you holding back any areas of your life from God&#8217;s control? As Lord and Creator, he wants to help provide what you need as well as guide how you use what he provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John 16:33 (NLT)<\/strong><br><strong><em>33<\/em>&nbsp;I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional insight regarding John 16:33: Jesus summed up all he had told them this night, tying together themes from John 14:27-29; John 16:1-4; and John 16:9-11. With these words he told his disciples to take courage. In spite of the inevitable struggles they would face, they would not be alone. Jesus does not abandon us to our struggles either. If we remember that the ultimate victory has already been won, we can claim the peace of Christ in the most troublesome time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God Shows No Partiality Tuesday, June 30, 2026 In the&nbsp;Acts 10, the apostle Peter experiences a vision of God\u2019s inclusive love for all people and nations\u2014and not only the people of ancient Israel. Author Barbara Brown Taylor describes this critical moment for the early Christian movement. 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