#112 “Great Intercessors of the Bible”

The Church –  Pt.1

(Called Out Ones or Dedicated To The Lord)

 “Peter therefore was kept in the prison,
but constant prayer was made by the,

church to God for him!"

(Act 12:5)

New King James (NKJ)

I’m not sure about anyone else but this series has been absolutely amazing for me! I’m founding out about intercessors that I never know existed; however, during my research they are being revealed. I love this, yet I know that we will soon conclude this series of lessons; however, I knew that the Lord has something equally as amazing in store.  With that said let’s get started on the next “Great Intercessors of the Bible” The Church. Since the day of John the Baptist, the kingdom has been in under attack. “And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].” (Matthew 11:12)

Because of this intercession and warfare has become an unstoppable force in the church; knowing the value and importance of intercession is paramount. It is because of this we as intercessors cannot afford to be found sleeping on or post; we must stay engaged! In this chapter 12 we see yet another murderous attack upon the church, “Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.  He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.  When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also.” (Acts 12:1-3) However this attack cost James his life and appeared that it would take Peter’s as well… “but the church lifted up intercession on Peter’s behalf.” Where would Peter have been if not for the prayers of the church bombarding heaven on His behalf? When we as intercessors storm heaven with a life threading issue It get the attention of heaven!!! 

I didn’t read anywhere that Peter was afraid or nervous about what King Harold was doing: it would appear that He was at peace even in the face possible death, “Peter was sleeping between two soldiers…” I’m reminded of Jesus when He was asleep in the boat while a storm was rocking the world of his disciples, he too had to be waken up in order to deal with the storm and order it to, “Peace be Still!” “And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” (Mark 4:39) This time instead of being awakened by his companions Peter is awaken by and Angle in response to the intercession of the church.  

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands. The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."  And he went out and followed him. He didn't know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.”  What was interesting about the story is that Peter himself didn’t know that he was being divinely delivered: is there any wonder that the church couldn’t believe he had been delivered either. I’ll admit that the church was in it’s earlier years and that would prove to be an invaluable application lesion for them.  

In our nest lesion we will take a closer look at the reaction of Peter and the Church in light of this miraculous deliverance.

 

My Prayer: Father God, we worship you and give you praise today, as we study the events of the book of Acts we are keenly aware that; although this book is only 28 chapters long we are still writing the Book of Acts  Thank You for giving us the words, provision and guidance we will need to complete this book in Jesus’ precious name we pray, Amen!!!

Have A Bless Day…Go in God’s Peace!

 

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