Are we in a position to listen?

I want to make a second visit to Joppa today. Peter is at the center of this visit. As we talk about Peter in Joppa I want to ask us the question are we in a position to listen.


We begin in Acts 9:32 with Peter traveling and visiting the saints. He is visiting the saints in Lydda. He says Jesus Christ heals you to a paralytic. Tabitha, a disciple in Joppa becomes sick and dies. When the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda they sent for him to come immediately. Peter listened to their request and went to Joppa at once. A great miracle took place. Peter stays in Joppa for some time at the house of Simon the tanner.

While Peter is staying in Joppa a man named Cornelius in Caesarea heard from God. Send to Joppa and bring back a man named Peter who is staying with Simon the tanner in a house by the sea. The next day as Cornelius’ men are preparing to enter Joppa Peter goes on the roof top of the house he is staying at to pray. It is about lunch time and Peter is starting to get hungry. He sees an amazing vision that confuses him. While he is thinking about this vision the men sent by Cornelius knock on the door of Simon the tanner looking for Peter. These men said Peter God spoke to Cornelius and told him to send for you. That was not allowed to happen because Peter was a Jew and Cornelius was a Gentile. However Peter was in a position to listen and the vision on the roof top spoke to him that God wanted him to go. Great things happened in that household when Peter arrived and spoke the Word to them. Peter’s visit with Cornelius is recorded in Acts 10.

Very simply there was a whole lot of listening going on in these verses bringing Peter to Joppa and taking Peter from Joppa to the house of Cornelius. Great things took place because of this listening.

Are you in a position to listen? Let’s have ears to hear and place ourselves in a position to listen. When we do great things will happen. Listen and be blessed.