Prayer of the Devout Family
“There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.” Acts 10:1 & 2 The apostle Luke here describes for us the devout man and the devout family. Notice that it is his house, Cornelius included, that feared God, gave alms, and prayed to God always. There is a close connection between fear of the Lord and prayer. “Fear of...