“CONSISTENT CORNELIUS”

Key verse:

Acts 10:1–5 KJV 1900

1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

Centurion =

Centurion. Commander of 100 men in the Roman army. There were generally 6 centurions in each cohort and 10 cohorts in a legion. Each legion had 6 tribunes to whom its centurions were subordinate

The Centurions were the backbone of the roman army, and also the success of the roman army. There were adventures, go getters and fearless, unafraid.

Very stable in their personality. It seems like when you read about a Centurion in the N.T. they are cast in favorable light.

They seem to be amenable towards to things of faith or the people of God.

Example:

There was a centurion in Capernaum, that was where Jesus head quatered his ministry for 3-1/2 years by the sea of Galilee. Bible says that the synagogue was built and paid for by a centurion.

It was the same centurion to came to Jesus and said here in scriptures:

Matthew 8:5–10 KJV 1900

5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Now lets read about the centurion, by the name of Cornelius. Scripture says that he was:

1. A DEVOUT MAN

DEVOUT MAN = Exhibiting proper veneration (reverence) and practice towards those whom such is owed. To have reverence for someone or something means that you revere, or, highly respect and honor, that person or thing. Reverence starts in the heart and manifests in the actions.

If you really KNOW me, you know that i can be a jokester at times and sometimes go overboard. However especially growing up i have the privilege to have my brother, and other leaders that taught me to have reverence for the things of God.

A. Devout = in the word

B. Church conduct

C. consistent in biblical studies

That is something that we terrible lack! I will be the first to admit that i am a sucker for these mainline speakers such as:

A. Judah Smith

B. Steven Furtick (been listening to him for years!)

C. Paul Washer

D. David Platt

E. Francis Chan

F. Former David Wilkerson

G. John Macarther

H. John Piper

J. Jeff Arnold

K. Jacob Rodriguez lol

But,

theses are all commentaries of people giving their own interpretation of scriptures!

There is nothing like diving into the WORD of God itself! Getting it straight from the source! Knowing your Doctrine!

When i was a former youth pastor, i would always say “if you cannot defend and know why you believe what you believe, then you are a religious person”.

Invest in your spiritual life! Even if it cost you! Example of baptising my son in Israel. lol

We must be devout Christians!

“ONE THAT FEARED GOD WITH HIS WHOLE HOUSE”

Fearing the Lord means to be in awe of his holiness, to give him complete reverence and to honor him as the God of great glory, majesty, purity and power. For example, when God revealed himself to the Israelites at Mount Sinai through “thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast,” they all “trembled” in fear (Ex 19:16) because of his great power. They even begged Moses to deliver God’s message to them so they would not have to encounter God himself.

What impacts my life is not only did Cornelius fear God, but he entire family feared God. Me being the priest of my home i NEED to lead this by example i need to model this so that my entire household will fear the lord as well. It is sad that at times the woman in the house do that and that the men stay silent in this aspect. We are not just called to be the sole providers, but also soul winners, in our homes! Starting with our families!

I will be honest with you. This really hit me REALLY hard after having my son, because i want my son to be a God fearing man, but it is up to me especially to model the FEAR OF THE LORD IN MY HOME.

I WANT MY WHOLE HOUSE TO FEAR GOD AND BE IN AWE OF HIS POWER AND PRESENCE!

Maybe some of you veteran parents are laughing at me (or see me as a rookie). But i made this a ritual, every night before my family goes to sleep i grab this oil and pray over them.

I PRAY BLESSINGS OVER THEM AND PROTECTION

Like the bible says,

what profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his own soul (his family). I know i know i post alot about how happy i am to be a father, but i also know the burden it comes with.

“AND PRAYED TO GOD, ALWAYS”

Prayer = is so crucial in our spiritual walk with God, but praying in the spirit!

I love this quote:

“Being alone with God is a reminder of priorities. Quiet time forces busyness to find its victims elsewhere”

Scriptures says that cornelius prayed always, he was “consistent cornelius”

Which leads to my last point:

consistency leads to you enter a new level/revival!

“He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius”

A, first thing we see is that he called him by name - he had intimacy with God, (chambers) bible verse: “depart from me for i never knew you”.

B. Reminds of the demons when a certain apostles tried to cast demons but could not and the demons say Peter and John i know, but who are you? lol

C. when you are consistent, God will speak to you at the peak of day, what i get out of this is that the supernatural with be a natural thing.

D. thy prayers are left as a memorial before God, my God i can preach on this. But i don’t i want to leave a memorial to God, and to my family as well.

“ And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter”

Devout/pious: A proselyte who worshiped the God of the Jews and led his household in that direction.Benevolent: He used his position and wealth to benefit the poor thus confirming that his faith was sincere.Spiritually minded: He wanted a spiritual relationship with God and pursued it through prayer.

Because of consistent Cornelias He was the pathway of revival to the gentiles, him being the first converted.

conclusion: story of my Dads, and his consistancy