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. Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light
shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying,
“Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him,
“Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him,
“Put on your garment and follow me.” So he went out and followed him, and did
not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a
vision. When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to
the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord;
and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed
from him.
Now about that time
Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he
killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw that it
pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during
the Days of Unleavened Bread. So when he had arrested him, he put him in
prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to
bring him before the people after Passover.
Prayer just like the Holy Spirit is essential in
the life of a Christ-Follower for it is also a form of worship.
Communing with our Father encourages and strengthens
us and helps us live victorious in our Lord’s name.
Prayer also reminds us to humble ourselves for we
cannot pray if we do not trust and depend on the Father.
I would encourage us to continue reading the
gospels to remind ourselves for our Lord is our greatest teacher and example of
living a life dependent on the Father in prayer.
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