Do you ever stop to realize that we have the freedom to obey God? In Acts, Peter was in prison and the Bible tells us, Peter was ASLEEP between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the keepers before the door kept the prison, but the church prayed without ceasing. They were sacrificing, fasting, sincerely and earnestly in prayer, stretched out on their faces praying for the man of God. You know the story, the angel of the Lord came and a light shined and the chains fell off Peter. He had the freedom to get up and go. He thought he was still dreaming, but when he got to the gate, it opened on its own. He had the choice to walk on through the gate. Miraculous!! When he appeared at the door of the prayer meeting, it took some persuasion for them to believe it truly was Peter!!! They did make the choice to believe it was him. Even tho' they'd just been praying for this very miracle. Isn't that like us today? We pray, and when it happens, we can't believe it. We have that Freedom.
This goes to show how we ought not give up on our needs and requests we bring before the Lord.
At the end of the Sunday night service, the young folks performed a drama and it was powerful!!! The music was "When I Call on Jesus, All Things are Possible"
That's a good lesson for us all.
