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Tue, 08 Jun 2010
Jun 08, 2010, 19:57
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Prayer is important! Really, it’s just as important (or even more so) than serving God with our hands, our feet, or our voices. Just as we can do God’s work with our service, we can do God’s work with our prayers. And with prayer, we can help people on the other side of the world as well as next door.
Peter was in a bad situation. King Herod had already killed the Apostle James, and Peter was next. He was in prison, shackled between two Roman soldiers, and Herod planned to kill him the next day.
But the church in Jerusalem had other ideas! They gathered together in Mark’s mother’s house and prayed for Peter. God heard their prayer and sent an angel to release Peter from prison, right past the soldiers that Herod had set to guard him. Peter wasn’t sure what was happening at the time, but quickly realized that God had miraculously delivered him from prison and from death.
If the church hadn’t prayed, would Peter have been killed? We don’t really know, but I believe their prayers had a big part in Peter’s release.
In much the same way, we can (and should) pray for other people who need God’s help, whether we do it alone or with other Christians. We shouldn’t wait for bad situations like Peter was in, but do as Paul did when he told the Christians in Rome “how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers.”
We will learn more about Peter’s escape from prison this Sunday in some fun ways. You will want to be there—and bring a friend with you!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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