My previous post of yesterday spoke of the INTENSITY OF EASTER. I know from personal experience and observation in other peoples lives that intensity without satisfaction can lead to discouragement, despair, and defeat physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Because of this I sought out the satisfaction in each case of intensity of which I spoke. Cornelius intent on his fearing God with his house, doing many good works among the people, and praying always was satisfied when the angel of the Lord told him that his good works and prayers had came up as a memorial before God. He was also satisfied to have Peter come and preach the Word of God so he and his family and near friend could hear, believe, and receive repentence unto life and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Peter intent on maintaining the Jewish diet and was concerned about not mixing with Gentiles was satistfied in that the vision was not for him as a Jew to eat animals that were unclean, but that God had shown him that repentence unto life was not just for the Jew, but for Gentiles also and must be share with them. The apostles and brethren intent of finding out why Peter didn’t maintain his distance from Gentiles as a Jew were also satisfied in that God’s purpose for Peter to be with Gentiles was so that the Gentiles could also receive repentence unto life. God intent on making Peter understand that the Gentiles were not common or unclean in repentence to life was satisfied that Peter understood and went to them. The Holy Spirit intent on seeing that Peter accepted the vision and went with the men to Caesarea was also satisfied that he went to them and gave them the Word of God. The family and near friends gathered with Cornelius intent on hearing the Word of God were satisfied not only because they heard the Word of God, but they also believed and were given repentence unto life. Again the Holy Spirit intent on coming upon the family and near friends who believed was satisfied that they spoke in other languages and glorified God. Again at the end of Peter’s message we see that Christ intent on taking our own sins in His own body that we can have repentence unto life that through His name whether Jew or Gentile, whoever believes in him shall receive no enforcement of the penalty of sin satisfied God’s justice in that the payment had to be made and that Jesus Christ His Son made complete payment in His death on the cross. The also satisfied Jesus Christ because in that God the Father has made Him to be the Judge of all that Christ’s great love and sacrifice meant that whosever believes in Him as the prophets foretold would receive remission of sin, i.e. not penalized for their sin because that penalty was paid. No matter what we are satisfied in doing, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are satisfied in such a great way far above what we could ever imagine or understand. Where sin abounded grace did super abound!

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