Ministry to Persecuted Believers
Christians are astonished
Acts 12:13-17
Read the Bible through:
AM - 2 Kings 12-13 : PM -Luke 24:1-12
"But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren." And he departed and went to another place" (Acts 12:17).
Christians are astonished
Acts 12:13-17
Read the Bible through:
AM - 2 Kings 12-13 : PM -Luke 24:1-12
"But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren." And he departed and went to another place" (Acts 12:17).
It was testimony time in Jerusalem. Peter was telling his fellow believers about how God had answered their prayers. He wanted the believers to tell James, the brother of Jesus, who was one of the leaders of the church at Jerusalem. James would share it with the church and their faith would be strengthened. While they were rejoicing, they also were amazed God had actually answered their prayers.
The reason we are often surprised when God answers our prayers is that we don't really expect God to move. Our faith is only partial. While we want God to answer our prayers we are not convinced that He will. God wants us to ask in faith and without doubt (James 1:5). The more we ask in faith, the more we will see God move and the less astonished we will be when our prayers are answered.
Lord, teach me to pray in faith, believing.
