Episode 9: Cornelius

Today’s message takes us into the book of Acts and centers us on the effectual fervent prayers of a righteous man named Cornelius. He was a centurion of the Italian Regiment yet he was a man of prayer. He was also a radical giver and gave alms consistently. He was known for this in Caesarea. He was not yet a born again Christian nor had he received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, yet the Bible still states that his prayers had come up to the Lord as a memorial. That says a lot. He believed in the God of Israel, yet he himself had not fully converted to Judaism—he hadn’t been circumcised so his devotion to God was personal  and may not have been fully recognized by the Jews as a profession of faith. Yet God regarded his prayers because he feared and reverenced the Lord—and he made sure that his household did the same.  It is as if he made the declaration “As for Me and My House, we will fear the Lord.”