Acts 10:9-16—About noon the following day as they were on
their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat,
and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened and something like a
large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds
of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him,
“Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.” “Surely
not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” The
voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has
made clean.” This happened three times,
and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
This passage of Scripture reveals a lot about Peter’s daily
habits and discipline in living out his faith.
Peter was a rule follower, and he was strict with himself. For example, even though he must have been
famished from all his travels, we see him delay his meal so that he can spend
time communicating with God. We also see
that he doesn’t just do a quick prayer and then run off to eat. No, he lingers and allows himself to meditate
by falling into a trance. He takes time
not only to talk to God but also to listen to Him. In our daily lives, it is easy to get caught
up in quick prayers. Sometimes it seems
like we barely have time for even a 5 minute devotional—how in the world can we
find time to linger and listen to God?
But that is exactly what we ought to be doing so that we become so
connected to God that we feel His guidance at every moment in our lives.
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