Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL
THE POWER OF PRAYER 5
30TH , APRIL 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 17, Joshua 18, John 1:29-51, Proverbs 10:31-32, Proverbs 11:1-8
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Acts 12:1-19
1
Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand
to harass some from the church.
2 Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.
4 So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.
5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.
7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.
8 Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”
9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
12 So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.
13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.
15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.”
16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
17 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.
18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
ALSO READ: DCLM DAILY MANNA FOR TODAY
MEMORY VERSE:
“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews." –Acts 12:10-11
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTE:
Don't
give up on God; He has not, and will never give up on you.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘
𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋
𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋
𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐄;
𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑
𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐘 𝐈𝐒
𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐁𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍
𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄
𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄,
𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄
𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒.
THE MESSAGE:
Finally,
on the power of prayer, we want to look at another dimension of
prayer whereby the power of God still moves without any reservation.
I mean the prayer of intercession by which you stand in the gap for
someone else. This can be anybody, family, place, situation, etc.
You probably have prior knowledge of the situation or it may be by
the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Most people don't have much
problem praying for themselves and their immediate family members,
but to start praying for someone else outside their immediate caucus
is a big deal for them.
In our text today, King Herod had
succeeded in killing Apostle James and got accolades from the Jews
for a job well done. Then he went ahead and took Peter, kept him in
prison with a plan to kill him after Easter. The Bible says: "Peter
therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of
the church unto God for him" (Acts 12:5).
In this case,
Peter didn't do the praying by himself. In fact, the Bible affirms
that he was fast asleep in the prison while the entire church was
holding vigil on his behalf. It is written: "And it shall come
to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are
yet speaking, I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24). God heard them and
sent an angel to go and miraculously set him free, even Peter
himself could not initially comprehend what was happening to him.
His deliverance was so amazing that, even the praying church in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark refused to believe Rhoda that Peter was actually back from prison. The Bible says: ".... they were astonished" (Acts 12:16b). Become an intercessor today and an instrument of deliverance to someone somewhere from satanic captivity, affliction, poverty or even death. May God raise genuine intercessors for you too and do amazing things in your life, in Jesus' name.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. O
God, arise and give me the miracle that will shock my enemies,
surprise my friends and amaze me, in the name of Jesus.
2. The
miracle that will cause confusion in the camp of my enemies,
manifest in my life now by fire, in the name of Jesus.
3. I
cancel every evil expectation concerning my life, in the name of
Jesus.
EVENING
4.
Powers challenging the power of God in my life, shut up and die, in
the name of Jesus.
5. O God, arise and deliver me from my
physical and spiritual captivity, in the name of Jesus.
6. Chains
of darkness binding my hands and my legs, break and release me, in
the name of Jesus.
7. Father Lord, raise genuine intercessors for
me, in the name of Jesus.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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©2022 MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide |
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