We're pleased that you've joined us for today's encouragement from our daily bread.

I'm Arthur Jackson, and I titled Today's Reading, Prejudice and Forgiveness.

After hearing a message about correcting injustice, a church member approached the pastor weeping,

asking for forgiveness and confessing that he hadn't voted in favor of calling the black

minister to be pastor of their church because of his own prejudice.

I really need you to forgive me.

I don't want the junk of prejudice and racism spilling over into my kids' lives. I didn't vote for you and I was wrong. His tears and

confession were met with tears and forgiveness of the minister. A week later, the entire church rejoiced upon hearing

the man's testimony of how God had worked in his heart. Even Peter, a disciple of Jesus,

and a chief leader in the early church, had to be corrected because of his ill-conceived

notions about non-Jewish people.

Eating and drinking with Gentiles, who were considered unclean, was a violation of social and

religious protocol.

Peter said in Acts 10, you're well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with

or visit a Gentile. It took nothing less than the supernatural activity of God to convince him

that he should not call anyone impure or unclean. Through the preaching of Scripture,

the conviction of the spirit, and life experiences, God continues to work in human hearts to correct our misguided perspectives about

others. He helps us to see that God does not show favoritism.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture is from Acts chapter 10, verses 23 to 28.

Then Peter invited the men into the house to be as guest. The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along. The following day he arrived in Cessera.

Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him

and fell out his feet in reverence. But Peter made him get up. Stand up, he said, I'm only a man

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