Prayers go up as an offering before God. 6/30/15

Day 179 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

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Acts 10:1-23

Cornelius Calls for Peter
10 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. 8 He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

Peter’s Vision
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”

14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate. 18 They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.

19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three[a] men are looking for you. 20 So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.”

21 Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.” 23 Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.

Peter at Cornelius’s House
The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

Rising early June 30th 

 “The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned.” ISAIAH 50:4
In spending time with the Lord, it is important to observe how the Lord practiced rising up early in the morning to be alone with the Father. In considering this we must read Mark 1:35: “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place, and there He was praying.” The context of this verse indicates that at this particular time the Lord’s responsibilities and ministry demands were quite heavy. Even His
living situation was somewhat inconvenient. The night before, He had ministered to virtually the entire city after the sun had gone down (Mark 1:32-34). He was under the pressure of caring for others’ needs and sicknesses. There was also the presence of demonic activity in the ones coming to Him. Besides this, He was not in His own home where He could have more easily found a private place to pray. Yet, despite His environment and unsettled circumstances, He rose up very early to spend time with the Father in prayer.

The Lord’s earthly example of rising early to make time to be with the Father despite His full schedule should help us to discern the still small voice in our spirit. That voice, morning by morning, calls us to rise up and spend time with the Lord. That voice is the same life that in the Gospels practiced early rising to fellowship with the Father. Now that life is in our spirit still needing to spend time with the Father. The Lord was so definite concerning His time with the Father early in the morning. We also need to be definite in this matter if we want to be persons who satisfy the inner requirement of the Lord’s life in us.

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