FAITH CAPSULE: Embrace praying and giving yourself to the Word of God.

Acts 12

Prayer is simply making a petition to God. 
Faith is belief with trust and hope in God. 
Faith is belief with trust and hope in God. 
Payer and faith compromise each other. 
Jesus demonstrated the need for prayer as the constant engagement and communication with God.
Faith is what pleases God.
Faith is the evidence of having faith.
Hebrews 11:6 confirms, “But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
One with prayer constantly is the character of remembering God for what He has done or doing in the life of such.
Isaiah 43:26 records the word of God, “Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; state your case, that you may be acquitted.” 
The word of God encourages all to approach Him in prayer. 
How is your prayer life? Are you a believer who always approaches God in prayer? 
Challenges of this world in the past and today will respond to prayer.
Harassment, mockery, manipulation, and deception are among the representatives of the evil one.  
Any agent that represents the evil one has the goal and agenda to steal, kill, and destroy. 
Any of these evil agents will always show up because they are looking for whom to devour. 
The agents have no limitation on whom to approach, but there is a limitation in operation where prayer prevails. 
Once, harassment was accessible to James, the brother of John, and Peter, the disciples of Jesus. It is written, “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.” (Acts 12:1-2) Harassment, an agent of evil, struck in the church against one of the disciples of Jesus. 
Inside or outside of the church, there will always be harassment, and if anyone engages in prayer and the word of God, you will no doubt become an over-comer. 
The evil success in killing James prompted him to advance his mission towards Peter. Acts 12:3, “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.” 
After the death of James, Peter became eminent to the disciples. 
Acts 12:5 records, “Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” }
Church woke up to prayer on behalf of Peter, and the agenda of the enemy ceased. 
In the journey of life, agents of evil demand the need for the church to be constantly awake and not wait till the evil one strikes. 
How is your prayer life? 
What about your prayer group? 
Embrace praying and giving yourself to the Word of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled with constant and consistent prayer.