As was mentioned yesterday, prayer opens the door for great things to happen. Here we have Peter chained between two soldiers—sleeping! Peter’s calmness, to the point where he could sleep so soundly, ...  Read More

There is something deeply wrong when people choose to celebrate the death of an innocent man. Why is it that the forerunners of change are often the first to die for the very change they propose, yet ...  Read More

Antioch has the unique distinction of being the place where believers were first called Christians. Barnabas went to look for Saul of Tarsus and brought him back to Antioch, where the two spent a year...  Read More

It seems history records, over and over again, that what the enemy meant for evil, God turns to good. While it may have seemed to some that the message was being silenced, the opposite was actually tr...  Read More

Here we see that news had traveled throughout Judea that the Gentiles had received the Word of God. Yet, when Peter arrived in Jerusalem, he was castigated for entering a Gentile’s house. In verses 4–...  Read More

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