Acts 9:32-10:23
I find Peter an intriguing fellow. He's bold and typically outspoken, impulsive and full of energy and he does a pretty good job of harnessing and using all those attributes as he serves the Lord.
Nothing seems to shake Peter. Whatever the situation, he just takes it in stride, he rolls with it, he goes with the flow (you get my drift). In Acts 9:32-10:23 alone he heals Aenas, brings Dorcas back to life, has a vision that he doesn't totally understand and immediately on the heals of this, the men sent by Cornelius the centurion show up and Peter invites these strangers in as his guests and then goes with them to Cornelius' house (also a stranger) the next day.
So how can we be more like Peter here in Acts 9:32-10:23? What's it going to take for us to fully embrace and serve the Lord in whatever situation we find before us? Tami W.
I feel that Peter had to fully trust God in all that he did. That's where we need to be as Christians. Put your trust TOTALLY in Jesus Christ and through His Holy Spirit allow His will to be done. In Proverb 3:5-6 it says; Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We don't always understand what God is trying to teach us but sometimes we need to be still and wait...... God's timing is perfect and if we remove our selfish (Know-it-all) pride and allow him to work, we "WILL" see Great and Mighty things. Not by our hand but by HIS !!!!! Praise Jesus Christ !
Well said Dave, we often time trust God initially but when the pressure is intensified we tend to run back to our boat of familiarity and abort the plan of God, yet we are expecting great things from Him. Help us to trust you completely Lord, take ourselves out of the way so you can demonstrate your power, Amen.
God lead by example and he showed no prejudice to anyone. Peter did as what he was lead to do. We as Christian should be looking to follow the teachings as were set forth before us.