“Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.”
This just shows the love that the body of Christ has for one another. Peter not only had his Savior interceding for him at the right hand of God, but the army of the Redeemed were bowing before the Lord, requesting comfort, strength, and deliverance for their apostle. The church wasn’t just satisfied with offering a tiny, five minute bucket of intercession just to damp Peter’s brow, but they opened a “constant” channel of intercession where Peter’s discouragement, hopelessness, and weaknesses were washed away by the prayers of the saints.
Even while I’m writing this, I have an abundance of brothers and sisters who are forming scars on their knees, praying to God that He may use me to batter the gates of hell. While I’m trapped in my flesh like Peter was trapped in jail, fellow saints are interceding that I may walk in the Spirit with all His comforts, gifts, and fruit. Even men and women that I don’t know are now sitting at the mercy seat of Yahweh so that Christ’s kingdom would come and His will would be done in my life.
Application: I feel humbled and totally undeserving of such intercession from the church, and I feel convicted to at least mention their names in my silent prayer throughout the day. At every blessing from the Lord, I should thank Him first and ask Him to bless those who prayed for this blessing to be lavished upon me. May the Father delight in His children’s intercession for each other!
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