God’s Deliverance

 Job 6-8; Acts 12 

“After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover…The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared…”

Acts 12:4, 6, 7

How many soldiers, chains, and prisons does it take to chain God’s Word, God’s work, and God’s Spirit?

Herod discovered the might of the Roman Empire could not stop the advance of the Gospel. When we, like Peter, face the schemes of the enemy to block our witness, or the advance of the Gospel, we, too, must humble ourselves and call out to God for deliverance. One angel was all it took to deliver Peter from squads of soldiers, chains, and a prison.

Can God deliver us from our prisons of fear, doubt, lust, and rebellion?

There are times when only God can deliver us. Like Peter, we can rest in God’s timing and provision because we have placed our lives in his hands.

“Lord God, I trust you for your deliverance and protection from all the schemes of the enemy, for your glory.”