God's Speaking

"The things God has cleansed do not make it common," was the repeated speaking of God to apostle Peter. Acts. 10:15

Peter lived and walked with Jesus physically, received the essential and economically Spirit on the night of the Lord's resurrection and on the day of Pentecost respectively. Was powerful and fruitful in preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, saving three thousands on his first preaching, and many works of wonders occurred through him, even miracles, healings and many other manifestation of being with the Holy Spirit. Still, he was a saved Jew, a fisherman who followed the Lord instantly and also left Him instantly, promised big words and yet failed them all. He was still a man with flesh and blood, filled with natural, religious constitution. So the Lord had to take him into a trance and showed him vision against the old and degraded dietary law of the Jews, to initiate His move towards and among the gentiles. Peter would reason with God based on his natural concept, background and constitution. These became a frustration for the Lord's move. So God had to speak audibly over and over again.

This reminds me of my urgent need to be fully and thoroughly reconstituted with Christ. Whatever my natural or religious or spiritual constitutions be, I must shed all these skins,  and be renewed day by day to hear the Lord's fresh speaking and leading. Never to bank on my past experiences, however good they may be. But ever open to the Lord for His speaking now and then. The speaking of the Lord is all that matters.

Lord, speak to me everyday, anoint my ear to hear what the Spirit would speak to me.