Not too long after the inception of the church on the day of Pentecost, persecution broke out against the Christians. King Herod had killed Apostle James and was intending to do the same to Peter.

Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Acts 12:7-11 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

8 Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. 9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

11 Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

Oh yes! You know it! Great things happen when God's people pray! The Word of God has special promises to those who are willing to unify together in prayer.

Matthew 18:19-20 "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them."

Is prayer important to you? Do you make time to join with others in prayer? The body of Christ needs you to take your stand as one of those who invoke the purposes of heaven to invade our hurting world through prayer! In a world full of chaos, trauma and pain, God is not left without recourse! God has a secret weapon up his sleeve that the devil is terrified of – the prayers of His passionate, faith-filled church! You can be sure, revival is on God’s mind, and now is the time that he is wooing his bride into that secret place of prayer where the purposes of the kingdom of heaven are released on earth! Just like in the days of Peter and the early church, things in this world are not looking good,

BUT GOD’S CHILDREN ARE PRAYING!

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