God's Timing and Guidance are Perfect
- Baptist Daily Devotional
- Jun 21
- 2 min read
Rev. Charles Oppong-Poku | June 21 2025 | Acts 11:11-14
KEY VERSE: “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house. " Acts 11:11-12 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
When God calls us to step out in obedience, He doesn’t leave the details to chance. He goes before us, preparing hearts, arranging meetings, and aligning divine timing. In Peter’s encounter with Cornelius, we see a beautiful picture of how evangelism initiated by us in obedience to God’s command is coordinated by God. God’s timing is perfect. As Peter was still wrestling with the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius arrived at his location. This shows that while God speaks to you, He is also working on the other end to fulfil His purpose. “The Spirit told me to have no hesitation…” (v. 12)
God used three messengers, visions, and messages in His plan of leading Cornelius to conversion. In addition to sending Peter the same vision three times (Acts 10:9-16). God also directed Cornelius to send messengers to convey his desire to learn God's truth, and Cornelius sent three men (Acts 10:7-8). This combination of visions, human messengers, angelic messengers, and the leading of the Holy Spirit made clear to Peter that God was at work in what was happening with Cornelius. The sequencing and timing of these events showed the Lord's hand in orchestrating them. God's guidance and timing convinced Peter.
The combination of all these factors also proved essential in overcoming the scepticism of critics and questioners in Jerusalem. Jesus had promised that His message would be unstoppable because the Holy Spirit would empower His disciples to be His witnesses. Peter stepped into the centre of the Spirit's fulfilment of Jesus' promise in the life of Cornelius.
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Are you hesitating to act on something the Spirit has already confirmed? God’s timing and guidance will never fail. He always goes ahead so that we can follow, speak, and watch Him work.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank You for going ahead of me. Let me trust that You are preparing hearts, arranging circumstances, and opening doors for Your Word. Give me boldness to speak and the faith to follow where Your Spirit leads. Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
The 365 DAILY BIBLE READING Day 172: 2 Samuel 6 — The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
DAILY word study: HESITATION
The Greek translation of hesitation is diakrinō (διακρίνω). The word diakrinō means "to doubt," "to waver," "to distinguish," or "to make a judgment." In Acts 11:12, it carries the sense of "not doubting" or "not making a distinction."
When the Holy Spirit told Peter not to hesitate, it wasn't only about acting promptly. It was also a command not to discriminate between Jews and Gentiles in the extension of the gospel. Peter was being asked to go beyond cultural, religious, and personal boundaries without internal resistance.
Reflection:
God’s guidance often challenges our natural judgments. True obedience means surrendering both delay and discrimination—responding to God without wavering.
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