TUESDAY June 6, 2023
Power in Prayer
Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.
Acts 12:5-6
Peter was at peace in prison; he knew he was in the hand of God––fully and completely. Nor did he resist his arrest; he submitted to it. Again, he knew God was in control. His death would happen on God’s timetable––not King Herod’s.
Look at Peter’s emotional state. Was he worried? He was sleeping. If you or I were wondering if we were going to die the next day, would we be able to fall asleep? Most likely, we would have had a restless night, and we would not have slept. But look at Peter––he slept! He did not have a single worry because he trusted in the Lord.
What was the first thing the Church did when they heard their leader, the Apostle Peter, was arrested? They immediately did spiritual warfare––they prayed. They did not fall apart; they unified in prayerful intercession. The Church knew there was power in prayer!
Sometime I feel that when we experience a sudden catastrophe in our homes, in our country, or in the world, we fail to fall on our knees and go straight to the throne of God in a time of intercessory prayer. We need to learn to “pray through the trial.” We need to offer up constant prayer until the answer comes. This will take patience while we wait upon God for the answer––waiting for God to work supernaturally.
Yes, God answers prayer, but some prayers are answered more quickly than others.
...the power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching need not regret. If a man can but pray he can do anything. He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has Heaven and earth at his disposal.
~Charles Spurgeon~
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