FAITH CAPSULE: Ask God that every evil agenda set against you shall be terminated in the name of Jesus.
Acts 12:1-19
Praying the word of God is prevailing in your world. The Psalmist declared, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.” (Psalm 121:1-3) In your prayer ask to God, “Cause me O Lord to only look up to you and to know not to look up to other avenue in every area of life.”
Ask God for the grace to see and receive His mercy that you shall not be in vain. In life, it is one thing to see and it is another to know to receive. It is one who is able to see what the Lord is showing that will know to receive. What you see and able to receive will determine what becomes of you. God was set to take the children of Israel to the Promised Land and the Wall of Jericho took a stand to deny the Israelites a passage. It is written, “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.” (Joshua 6:1-2) God commanded Joshua to see victory when victory was yet in place. Joshua’s encounter demonstrates the need to pray for the grace to know and see that you may receive what God has put in place for your break through.
It is worthy to rise early in the day and pray: Father, deliver me from every hand of the wicked that has been stretched in my direction, to harass me. The Bible recorded in Acts 12:1-2, “Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 2 Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.” The hand of Herod which went out against James, took the life of James. It was the same hand that was raised in direction of Peter attempting 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 agenda for Peter. What is it that has evil agenda for your life? Are there any evil agenda against your life? Ask God that every evil agenda that is set against you, in all areas of your life, God will put it into a permanent termination. Without doubt Peter was set for the same evil occurrence, “…Constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” (Acts 12:5)
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace and strength to increase in your prayer time.