In Acts 12, King Herod decided to persecute some of the church. During that process, Peter was arrested. Already James the brother of John had been killed during this persecution. Peter was next on the list. However, the church was praying for Peter, and God responded by sending an angel to deliver Peter. The angel freed Peter from his chains, and even helped Peter to leave the prison without 4 squads of soldiers noticing. This amazing deliverance happened as a result of the church praying for Peter. In the same way, when we go through difficulties in life, prayer can bring about a miraculous intervention. So many of us just give in to the stresses of life without considering the fact that God is well able to shift and change your situation in a heartbeat. That is why Jesus said “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them” (Mark 11:24). The place of prayer is the place of transference and power. That is where you give God your pain, your disappointments, your sadness, your despair, your hopelessness, and He gives you His love, His power, His grace, His wisdom, new opportunities, and he shuts down that which the enemy planned against you. It’s time to pray!
Acts 12:5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
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