The Chains Fell Off

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…So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him…Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.”

Acts 12:4, 5, 7

There is no bondage or prison the Lord cannot rescue us from! When we cry out to the Lord, we are appealing to the highest authority. Peter’s arrest moved the Jerusalem Church to earnest intercession, not to Herod, but to the Lord God Almighty.

How are we responding to the spiritual bondage of friends, neighbors, and family members?

What prisons of lust, fear, and addictions do our friends need freeing from?

The light that flooded Peter’s cell was greater than the darkness of his circumstances. The most powerful military and political regime in the world at that time could not withstand God’s presence. Light overcomes darkness.

Will we, too, pray and stand in faith?

“Lord Jesus, set the captives free and break every chain, for your glory.”