Acts 12 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Acts 12.

Meditate on verse 5.

So Peter was kept in the prison,

but prayer for him was being made fervently

by the church of God.

Acts 12 is an action packed chapter. Anyone who claims that the Bible is boring has not read it! With 675 words, Luke described the true events of James dying by the sword, Peter guarded by 16 soldiers in a prison and freed by an angel of the LORD; a king dying because an angel of the LORD struck him, and he was eaten by worms, and Peter miraculously going to a home where many people were praying fervently for him.

Prayer, does it really make a difference? What does fervent prayer mean? How is it different from regular prayer?

Fervently means constantly, without ceasing, earnestly. Webster’s 1828 dictionary says that fervent means to boil and to swarm as bees.

I can imagine Peter was thankful God’s church was swarming like bees in prayer on his behalf.

Rather than boiling with worry over a situation in your life or the life of someone you love, try praying fervently and watching in faith for God to cause the chains to fall off the person and the situation.

Use Acts 12:5 to keep you constantly praying for someone you stand guard for as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, thank You that I can come to You in fervent prayer. 

Thank You that You desire fervent prayer. 

Thank You that You hear and answer fervent prayers.

Knowing these truths, I am bringing __________ to You.

LORD, I will continue to bring

___________ to You until You bring freedom.

In Your name, Jesus~”