Dear brothers and sisters,
Loving greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Today let us see about the power of collective prayer.
When the church prays together there will be certainly deliverance
taking place as a result. Whenever we ask any thing in the name
of the lord Jesus Christ with single mind and faith, we can receive
a miraculous answer from God. The bible says, “Church is
the most powerful organization built by God” as He told
in Mat 16:18, “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on
this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will
not overcome it.”
When the church could not pray that God should
save the life of James in one mind the king Herod hilled him as
in Acts 12:2, “And he killed James the brother of John with
the sword.” Now when the King Herod wanted to kill in the
same manner apostle Peter the church started to pray to God. So,
the King Herod could not kill Apostle Peter.
Apostle Peter was put in the Jail to be killed
by King Herod the next day. Because of the prayers God started
to do out standing things for them as in Acts 12:4 & 5, “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. So Peter was kept
in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.”
Let us see about the power of cooperative Prayer.
First of all, God send his angel to the prison to unlock all the
chains as in Acts 12:6 & 7, “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 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.”
Secondly, the angel made him to dress and put the sandals as in
Acts 12:8, “Then the angel said to him, "Put on your
clothes and sandals." And Peter did so.
Thirdly, the angel commanded him to follow him as in "Wrap
your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him.”
Fourthly without knowing what he was doing he followed the angel
and came out of the prison as in Acts 12:9, “Peter followed
him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel
was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.
Fifthly, after bringing him out of the prison the angel left him
as in Acts 12:10, “They passed the first and second guards
and came to the Iron Gate leading to the city. It opened for them
by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the
length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.”
Sixthly, Apostle Peter understood the miracle after coming out
of the prison as in Acts 12:11, “Then Peter came to himself
and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent
his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything
the Jewish people were anticipating."
Seventhly, God took him to the place where they were all praying
for him this is the real power of the cooperative Prayer as in
Acts 12:12 & 13, “When this had dawned on him, he went
to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where
many people had gathered and were praying. Peter knocked at the
outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer
the door.” Also in Acts 12:16, “But Peter kept on
knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were
astonished.”
May the lord help each one of us to have similar
cooperative Prayer for the growth of the church and the welfare
of the leaders in these lost days. Definitely miracles will happen
as we pray together in one mind. Amen.
Your Web-Site Pastor,
Rev.
Dr. T. Marcus Devasahayam
Web-site: www.barodabibleclub.org
e-mail: marcusbbc@yahoo.com
Mobile: 91-9327243600 ,Church 3096882 / 5540651.
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