So Cornelius is a pretty good person -- he prays continuously, gives generously, and is overall pious. If there was a man who could secure salvation for himself, this might be it.
But what does Cornelius need?
He needs to hear the Gospel. Despite his goodness, he is lost without the Gospel, and so God intervenes to make it so Cornelius hears the Gospel.
This is great news for us. It's a reminder that we are never good enough to save ourselves, but also a reminder that God intervenes to save us from our sin. We are not hopeless -- we have our hope in Christ. Our hope is not in our good works, however mighty they might be, but rather in the one who comes to save us.
No matter how good we may be, we can never be good enough, but we don't need to be -- we can rest in Christ, who loves us where we are, calls us to himself, and then sends us out into the world to tell the story of a God gracious enough to save everyone, even us!
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