OUR FATHER WHO PROVIDED FOR THE OUTREACH TO THE GENTILES

The Apostle Paul, writing to the Galatians in the book of Galatians chapter 2 verse 9, says this;

James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

In this verse, Paul records the acceptance that he and his fellow servant to the gentiles, Barnabas, got from the esteemed pillars of the Church.

Apostle James, Apostle Peter and Apostle John had extended the right hand of fellowship to Paul and Barnabas  because they realized that they had been given a special grace to take the gospel to the Gentiles.

Having heard the message that Paul presented to them as the message he took to the Gentiles, they recognized that the same grace that was upon the Apostle Peter to take the good news to the nation of Israel, was also upon Paul to take the good news to the non-Israelites.

This accord facilitated the peaceful and unified effort of reaching lost people for the kingdom of God whether to the nation of Israel or to everyone else.

Bless the Lord who led the early church to recognize the necessity of reaching the Gentiles so that ultimately, we too could be reached for the kingdom of God.

Amen.