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 Earnest, continual prayer in the face of impossible circumstances Acts 12:5–6, KJV “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.” Introduction Acts 12 presents the Church in a moment of severe persecution. James, the brother of John, had already been killed by Herod Agrippa I. Peter had now been arrested and imprisoned , and Herod intended to bring him before the people after Passover. Humanly speaking, Peter's circumstances appeared hopeless. He was in prison. He was guarded by soldiers. He was bound with two chains. Guards were stationed outside the prison door. Herod controlled the political machinery surrounding him. But Acts 12:5 introduces something Herod could not imprison: “But prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” Th...

Stephen Prays for his Executioners Would you as a man or woman of God be able to pray for your executioners.  Stephen's only crime was preaching the #Gospel of #Jesus #Christ and for that he was stoned to death.  The church was growing and some areas in the church was lacking in their daily ministrations, so the  Apostles had the brethren to choose seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom they may appoint over these business. Stephen was chosen with six other men by the brethren. They were set before the Apostles, and the Apostles prayed and laid their hands on them.  Stephen was a man full of faith and power and did great wonders and miracles among the people. But when you are doing a mighty work in the name of the Lord, you will have the disputers that will challenge your faith and knowledge of God's word, and in Stephen's case, there was certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenian...

In Thy Seed Shall All the Nations of the Earth Be Blessed —  “That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” — Genesis 22:17–18 KJV Genesis 22:17–18 comes at the conclusion of one of Abraham's greatest tests of faith. Abraham had obeyed God's command concerning Isaac, yet before Isaac was sacrificed, God stopped him and provided a ram. Abraham called the place Jehovah-jireh , declaring that the LORD would provide. Afterward, God reaffirmed His covenant promises concerning blessing, descendants, victory, and blessing to the nations . The immediate context explicitly connects this reaffirmation with Abraham's obedience. “In Blessing I Will Bless Thee” God declares: “in blessing I will bless thee…” The promise did not begin ...