DEVOTION ~ THE AWAITED VISITOR
Theme: The Awaited Visitor Text: Acts 10:23&24 23 Then he invited them in and lodged them. On the next day, Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him. 24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. Have you ever had to wait for guests or visitors that you have been expecting? I guess every sound you hear makes you feel they are here. You become eager and anxious on their arrival. In the previous devotion, we learned that the men Cornelius sent arrived safely where the apostle Peter was lodging and they were welcomed in. The text for today, talks about their journey back to Caesarea. It seems the journey from Joppa to Caesarea is two days which was why Cornelius knew just when to set his house in order before the arrival of Peter. Dear beloved in the Lord, we need to also develop a strategy to always be prepared and not be ...