Friday, November 5, 2010
The Acts 12: 5, 7, 11
Peter, therefore, was kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing by the Church unto GOD for him... and, behold an angel of the LORD came upon him, and a light shone in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly". And his chains fell off from his hands... And when Peter was come to himself, he said, "Now I know of a surety that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews".
In this story from the life of Peter, the Apostle, we see clearly the power of prayer to bring about a breakthrough in a life. Peter was in prison and the Church prayed to GOD for him without ceasing. GOD answered the prayer of agreement and sent an angel to set Peter free from his confinement. Peter was delivered.
This is one of many stories of the prayer of faith moving mountains of circumstances. Usually, the prayer of faith is a prayer of agreement with like-minded people of faith. JESUS usually had with Him at least 2 of the disciples and many times there were 3 (Peter, James and John). So, if JESUS thought that it was important to have agreement, we need to take that seriously, ourselves.
Think about a time in your life when other people joined you in prayer for a situation and you saw a breakthrough happen. I suggest that you write that story down so that you can remember the mighty acts of GOD in your life. Read it often as an open door for the Holy Spirit to strengthen your faith.
The mighty acts of GOD are going on all around us, as He breaks through the veil of darkness with His glorious light.
The Acts 12: 5, 7, 11
Peter, therefore, was kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing by the Church unto GOD for him... and, behold an angel of the LORD came upon him, and a light shone in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly". And his chains fell off from his hands... And when Peter was come to himself, he said, "Now I know of a surety that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews".
In this story from the life of Peter, the Apostle, we see clearly the power of prayer to bring about a breakthrough in a life. Peter was in prison and the Church prayed to GOD for him without ceasing. GOD answered the prayer of agreement and sent an angel to set Peter free from his confinement. Peter was delivered.
This is one of many stories of the prayer of faith moving mountains of circumstances. Usually, the prayer of faith is a prayer of agreement with like-minded people of faith. JESUS usually had with Him at least 2 of the disciples and many times there were 3 (Peter, James and John). So, if JESUS thought that it was important to have agreement, we need to take that seriously, ourselves.
Think about a time in your life when other people joined you in prayer for a situation and you saw a breakthrough happen. I suggest that you write that story down so that you can remember the mighty acts of GOD in your life. Read it often as an open door for the Holy Spirit to strengthen your faith.
The mighty acts of GOD are going on all around us, as He breaks through the veil of darkness with His glorious light.
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