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Surveillance Cameras
Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 27, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: God's eyes are like surveillance cameras, He is watching your words, your actions, your priorities, the friends you move with, the joints you frequent, the food you eat, your thoughts, your clothes, everything is scanned - accordingly you will be rewarded.
Surveillance cameras
Acts 10:33 "So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."
An angel stood before Cornelius in shining garments! The Angel gave Cornelius all the instructions that have to be done, which Cornelius obeyed instantly and diligently. Acts 10 is important because it was in Cornelius’s household that God publicly opened the doors of the church to the Gentile world. God does not send His ambassadors who are called Angels to people who are not worthy to receive them. We see some amazing qualities in Cornelius:
• A god-fearing gentile centurion of the Roman army
• Man of good status and wealthy
• He was prayerful
• Seeking the True God
• Man with compassion for the poor
• Cheerful giver
In the parable of the sower we read in Matthew 13: 8 "And others (seed) fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.” Only the seed that fell on good soil yielded 100 fold blessings, therefore, Cornelius was that good soil which God identified. Observe the word identified; God is gauging people everywhere around the world right now, ah, His eyes are like surveillance cameras. He is watching your words, your actions, your priorities, the friends you move with, the joints you frequent, the food you eat, your thoughts, your clothes, everything is scanned, accordingly you are rewarded. Revelations 22:12”“Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.” Caveat!
Watch the words of Cornelius to Peter in verse 33: "So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord." His instant obedience, efforts in gathering the people in his home, fear of God and humility; however, the key word is immediately, God is looking for some people who obey Him immediately so that He can pour out His blessings.!
