When Peter went up to Jerusalem for the Passover. Herod apprehended him to kill him as he'd already done to James, John's brother (Acts 12:1-4). Peter was innocent, so he slept, trusting God for his deliverance. An angel of God was sent to set Peter free because some of the believers in Jerusalem gathered together to pray when they heard of Peter's plight.

After Peter was free, he acknowledged that his deliverance had been wrought by a work of the Lord (v. 11). "Map Quest" was not available to direct Peter, yet he was led by his spirit to the place where the believers were praying for him. Once he identified himself to the prayer group, he departed to go to another place (v. 17). It is evident hat Herod and company wouldn't welcome Peter's arrival, so where did the apostle go? Verse 19 tells us that Peter went from Judea to Caesarea.

As I studied this passage of Scripture, the Holy Spirit led me back to Acts chapter 10, where Peter's words had been received and his work rewarded. He left Judea to return to Caesarea, where the people he once thought common were hungry for the truth he possessed.

Are we ready to break tradition and familiar culture ties in order to feed those hungry for God's Word? The world is interested in those who are hungry for natural food, and that's a good thing. But our responsibility is to feed their spirits. We don't want anyone going to hell on a full stomach. We don't want anyone going to hell-period! If you keep trying to force what you have on others who don't want it, you miss your purpose. Go where God sends you, and don't stay where you're not received. Peter could have been killed trying to feed the Jews. In so doing, he would have missed the Gentiles who were ready to hear every word he had to say.
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And they have built out of thee the wastes of old, The foundations of many generations thou raisest up, And one calleth thee, 'Repairer of the breach, Restorer of paths to rest in. Isaiah 58:12 (YLT) Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Job 22:28 (KJV)
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