FAITH CAPSULE: What Peter experienced could become your experience.

Act 12

There are gates that have to move for a believer to be out of the reach of the wicked one. Until gates are open, believer could be trapped not only for stagnation but also termination. Once after Jesus had left the face of earth, Peter and James the brother of John found themselves behind a gate set up by King Herod Agrippa 1, the nephew of Herod Antipas who murdered John the Baptist. Behind this gate James, the brother of John, had already been killed by the outstretched hand of King Herod with the sword. Also, Peter was set for is own termination. The Bible mentions in Acts 12:5, “Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church”. Just as Jesus Christ called Peter to follow Him so you have been called. All that Peter experienced as a follower of Jesus Christ are not elusive to you. What Peter experienced could become your experience. However, do you or can you identify any group that is in accord somewhere or in some place that can stand in gap for you? Going to church, nice and quiet on Sundays, minding your business and missing out in what can be identify, as a fellowship of brethren will not be in place when you end up in place of need. Evidently, Peter had a fellowship of believers and Peter reaped from what must have been sown when he was a having his freedom. At the time when a prayer of accord was being rendered on behalf of Peter, “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…” (Acts 12:6-7) The power of coming together in prayer cannot be undermine. Whenever light showed up evil agenda give way. Light did not just showed up, “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.” (Acts 12:10) Prayer moved through the angel to have Iron Gate opened on its own accord. Are you in accord with the fellowship of believers?  You cannot forsake the assembly or fellowship of believers if you desire to live an accomplished life to the glory of God. With brethren in place that are lifting you up when there is a need, gates of hindrance, stagnation, death sentence or sudden death will have no choice but to open on its own accord for your deliverance.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from all gates of the wicked.