FAITH CAPSULE: Continually praying the word of God shall prevail.

Acts 12:1-19

Apostle Paul states, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:4) 
There is nothing like giving self to prayer and the ministry of the word of God. 
Daniel gave himself to prayer as a vivid prayer. 
The wicked world served Daniel as a dinner for hungry lions, but lost appetite became the portion of hungry lions.
Daniel survived in the hungry den of Lion with no single scratch.
Praying the word of God is prevailing in this wicked world. 
Daniel prayed in the face of his wicked world as it is written, “…in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.” (Daniel 6:10) 
A vivid praying character is giving self to praying before God.
A vivid praying believer will ask, see and know to receive from God. 
The hand of God wanted to take the Israelites out of the bondage of over four hundred years to the Promised Land, while the Wall of Jericho took a stand to deny the Israelites. 
Joshua 6:1-2 states, “Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua: See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor.” 
God commanded Joshua to see victory when victory was yet in place. The encounter with Joshua demonstrates the need for all to give themselves to praying and be able to see, know, and receive what God has put in place for a breakthrough.  
Give constant prayer by the church before God is a prevailing church. 
The Bible records in Acts 12:1-2, “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.” 
The hand of Herod went out against James to take away his life.
It was the same hand that took the life of James that went in the direction of Peter with a failed attempt to kill Peter, “So when he had arrested him, he put him in a prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.” (Acts 12:4) 
Herod had evil against Peter.
Is there any evil against your life or your church brethren? 
Peter was to experience evil like the one that took the life of James but, “…Constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.”  (Acts 12:5) Give self to prayer is prevailing in this continually wicked world.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace and strength to increase your prayer life.