When the Church goes to God in Prayer.

When the Church goes to God in prayer.

Acts 12:1-8
James, the brother of John was beheaded by Herod, and Herod seeing the response of joy by the Jewish people, placed Peter in jail and had determined to put Peter to death.

Vs. 5 - …but constant prayer was offered to God for him (Peter) by the church. Vs. 6 - … Peter was sleeping…

What is happening here? You and I are seeing the Body of Christ crying out to God for one they were very concerned about and the one that they were concerned about shows no concern for himself… he is asleep.

What a beautiful work the Lord was doing here. Peter has a deep peace that no one or nothing could take away and the Church is carrying the burden to God in prayer. The result, God acted in delivering Peter in a miraculous way.

What is concerning you today? Have you awakened in the middle of the night because the Lord burdened your heart to pray for someone? Are you in the midst of the biggest trial yet, asleep and at rest because this is something that you are not concerned personally about? Can we learn again from this event in Acts? It is a joy it is to carry one another’s burdens.

Three months ago, you all did that for Lynda and I. You carried our burden to God in prayer and we look back at that time in our life as a sweet time of learning, and once again how precious is the Lord Jesus and His people. Please continue to cry out to the Lord for those who God lays on your heart and know that we too are joining you as we run to the Lord Jesus with that which man would say is impossible.

We love you all and thank the Lord for each and everyone who has prayed for us, like the Church who prayed for Peter in Acts 12.