Here Peter was in
Cornelius' house. Everyone there had been waiting for Peter to arrive. They
were waiting to hear the Word of God from Peter. Before Peter got into the
Word, he shared with them his personal testimony of how God had spoken to him
in a vision. Peter's personal testimony was enough. He barely got started
sharing the Good News and the Spirit of God came upon those gathered and
overpowered them.
I wonder what it
would have been like to be in a service like that. The people were ready and
waiting to hear from God. They were focused on the message and not the
messenger. They did not want to be entertained, they wanted to hear from God. I
wonder what would be different in our churches today if everyone were to be as
anxious to hear from God as Cornelius and his family were?
Sometimes our
personal testimony is enough. Peter did not wow the people with his knowledge
or understanding. He just told them about his encounter with Jesus. Knowledge
and understanding are important, but sometimes we let them get in the way of
our worship. God doesn't need what we know to do what He desires to do in
someone's life. He just needs us to be willing to be real about what God has
done for us. We need to be careful that we don't allow our minds to crowd out
our hearts when we talk about Jesus. I fear that in so many cases, we speak
from our heads and not our hearts.
If you want to see
God in action, let Him first move through your heart.
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