At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. (Acts 10:1-2 ESV)
Most of us are familiar with this account in the life of the early church, where the Gospel began to make inroads beyond Judea and Samaria, into decidedly Gentile territory. It is a story of prayer - Peter was praying about where to go and what to do, and Cornelius was praying to know more of God's will, and God made it a three-way conversation despite geographical location. It all began because both men were men of prayer. All the great movements of God begin with people who pray. God brings them together, empowers them through His Holy Spirit, and great awakenings happen. Let us pray alone, and ask God to give us those with whom we can pray, then step back out of the way and see what He does.
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