How neat is this—and what an eye-opener to the Jewish believers, who now had to reconcile the fact that God had extended the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles just as He had to them! And how did...  Read More

Peter preaches to Cornelius, his family, and his friends the essence of the Gospel message. I thought it was interesting that he assumed they knew about all that had gone on with John the Baptist and ...  Read More

God has always been concerned about the poor. Cornelius’ giving to the poor is the very thing that caught God’s attention.How do we treat the poor? We must remember that Jesus said that whatever we do...  Read More

I love how it says Cornelius was waiting for them—and he was not alone. He had such expectation for what God, through Peter, had in store for him, and he did not keep it to himself, but invited others...  Read More

I love how specific the Holy Spirit is with Peter—three men have come looking for him: Cornelius’ two servants and a soldier. Peter is not to worry, for God has sent them to him.Again, why might Peter...  Read More

Cornelius wasn’t the only one having a vision. Notice the difference in the type of visions, though. While Cornelius’ vision was straightforward, with an angel delivering a message, Peter’s was more s...  Read More

This is a significant event, as it represents a transition from the message being preached primarily to the Jews to now including the Gentiles; although, as we will see in the coming days, Peter neede...  Read More

This is quite a miracle. Just imagine for a moment that this is your mother, your sister, or your daughter. She is dead. You are in mourning, and Peter is brought in to pray for her. It doesn’t say wh...  Read More

There is a key here that we must not miss. Peter didn’t heal this man—Jesus did! Peter was simply the messenger. What prevents us from going up to someone and saying, “Jesus Christ heals you”? He paid...  Read More

What a pickle Saul finds himself in. The believers understandably were hesitant about meeting Saul; for all they knew, it was a setup to get them all arrested. And Saul couldn’t really go back to the ...  Read More

It appears Saul had experienced a complete change of heart, for as boldly as he marched toward Damascus to arrest the followers of the Way, he was now wasting no time boldly proclaiming Jesus.The beli...  Read More

How would you like to be Ananias, given an assignment like this from the Lord? This required some serious trust on Ananias’ part. In fact, so much so that Ananias questioned whether the Lord really kn...  Read More