TUESDAY, 6 JUNE 2023
TEXT:
Acts 12:1-5
1.
During this same time, King Herod began to do harm to some of those who were
part of the church.
2.
He ordered James, the brother of John, to be killed with a sword.
3.
Herod saw that many of the Jews liked this, so he decided to arrest Peter too.
This happened during the festival of unleavened bread.
4.
He arrested Peter and put him in jail, where he was guarded by a group of 16
soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter before the people, but he wanted to wait
until after the Passover festival.
5.
So Peter was kept in jail, but the church was constantly praying to God for
him.
(Easy-to-Read
Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
LET THE CHURCH PRAY
King Herod was
privileged to be made a king. He was, however, full of pride and wanted to make
a name for himself. He would not look for criminals to execute but was happy to
kill harmless people who preached the Gospel of Christ.
He arrested and killed
James and when he discovered that people were hailing him for doing that, he
decided to also arrest Peter, intent on killing him the following day.
Wicked rulers do not
respect the blood of innocent people. The church decided to fight his injustice
and wickedness by spending the night praying for divine intervention. The
Church must rise up and pray against all manner of injustice, oppression and
wickedness pervading the land today.
QUESTION:
Do you know that God is just waiting for you to pray before He sends His angel
to rescue you?
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, please help the Church to rise up and pray, in Jesus name.
Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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