Gladness or Madness?
“So, when he had considered [this], he came to the
house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were
gathered together praying, and as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl
named Rhoda came to answer. When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but
ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.” (Acts
12:12-14, NKJV)
Rhoda was possibly a slave girl in the
household of Mark’s mother or possibly a member of the assembly that met in his
mother’s house. A prayer meeting for Peter had been underway at the time Peter
was miraculously released from prison. We see how human Rhoda really is when
she gets so excited by seeing Peter at the door. She did not unlock or open the
door. She ran back to tell the members of the body which had gathered there
that Peter, the subject of their prayer meeting was actually at the door seeking
entrance. Of course, those of you who are familiar with this account are aware
that those in the prayer meeting thought she was “mad.”
Have you ever been so “glad” that you forgot what to do? Go ahead, tell us what happened?
Enjoyed the read Gregg, will leave another comment shortly.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.