"About the ninth hour [3:00 p.m.] of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, 'Cornelius!' And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, 'What is it, lord?' So he said to him, 'Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.' "
Acts 10:3-4
Does God hear the prayers of the unsaved? Does He pay any attention to the heathen who has a devout heart toward God? I don't have all the answers, but certainly God heard the prayers of Cornelius, and saw his acts of devotion. I believe there are devout people in many religions who are trying to serve God the best they know how. They may be Mormon or Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, or witch-doctors. I don't believe they can be saved unless they know Jesus as Savior, but God knows their hearts. God is not willing that any should perish (II Peter 3:9), and He will reveal Jesus to them somehow – maybe in a vision as with Saul and Cornelius, by a missionary or radio preacher, by a tract, by reading the Bible, or just an inner revelation. What they do with that revelation determines their eternal fate.
Today's Thought: God is aware of every devout soul who wants to serve Him.
Have another devout day. Love you.
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