Day 61: Chang is hard.

Today’s Big Idea: Minds and hearts change together

Key Verse: Acts 10:34-35

Passage of the day: Acts 10:30-43

Thoughts to consider: Change is hard. Especially for people like Peter (and maybe you) who has spend most or all of their lives serving God in specific ways. It can be hard to serve God in a new way, with new people, and with new energy. But all that matters is that we are serving Him. Notice that Peter accepted change but he recognized the change was still grounded on the foundational truths that never change. In verse 36-43, Peter describes Jesus’ life, crucifixion, and resurrection and how they fulfilled Old Testament prophecy. This was probably the first time the Romans gathered at Cornelius’s home had heard any of this. Changing our minds about long-held ways doesn’t mean we lose our faith. If we are making the changes that God is leading us to, they will only strengthen our faith. What is God challenging you with? What changes, big or small, is God working on in your life? Are you willing to listen to God say something you’ve never heard and respond like you never have before? If so, God will do something He has never done for you before.