In Acts 12:6-11 Peter is awaiting the account of his trial to see if he will like James be condemned to death for the gospel. So what is Peter doing on the eve of his death? SLEEPING! Isn’t that great? You say well it’s no big deal Peter was always sleeping.
•At the mount of transfiguration he was asleep.
•In the Garden of Gethsemane he slept even after being asked by Jesus twice to stay awake.
That may be true but there is something different about this occasion, on the Mount he slept because he did not think anything was going to happen. In the Garden he sleeps in disobedience. Here he sleeps in perfect peace. Peter knew that the Lord said he would live until he was old and then die. He also knew that Jesus loved him and was able to keep him. Can you imagine how it must have blown the minds of those Roman guards? “Hey, how was the prisoner Titicous?” “Great, man all he did was sleep!”
How about you right now this minute if you were going to be executed for being a Christian tomorrow would you sleep tonight?