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King Herod rules the Jews
King Herod ruled the Jews, God’s chosen people. Peter and John lived in that land.
They faithfully preached God’s Word. They preached the Gospel. That Jesus died,
was buried, and he rose again! But King Herod did not want to hear this good news
spread across the land.
Peter goes to prisonPeter and John knew King
Herod did not want them to preach the Gospel, but they
had to obey God. King Herod wanted to stop the disciples from preaching so he killed
John’s brother James and had Peter thrown into prison. To make sure he did not escape
King Herod put four quaternions of soldiers to
guard his door. King Herod planned to kill Peter after
Easter.
Christians prayed for Peter
Christians decided they would pray for Peter while he was in prison. They wanted him to
get out. They needed Peter to be able to preach the Gospel. They feared that King Herod would kill Peter so they met
and prayed all day and night.
The angel sets Peter free
One night while Peter was sleeping the angel of the Lord came to Peter. All of a sudden there was a shining light. The angel woke Peter up and smote Peter on his side. When the angel got Peter up his chains just fell off his hands. The angel told Peter to put on his shoes and
coat. Peter obeyed. Peter kept thinking it must be a dream, but when they came to the iron
gate, it opened by itself. Peter was free.
Peter knocks at the doorNow Peter knew that he was not
dreaming! He knew God sent the angel to set him free. Peter hurried to the
house where the Christians were praying. When he came to the door and
knocked a damsel named Rhoda answered. When she heard Peter’s
voice she was so happy she forgot to open the door. She ran to get the other Christians. They did not believe her, but Peter kept knocking. When they opened
the door they were astonished. Peter told them how the Lord brought him out
of prison.
With God all things are possible
God answers our prayers today too. The Bible says in
Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it shall be given you: seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”
Prayer is just talking to God. God wants us to talk to him. He made you and wants you to trust him and talk to him
about everything in your life.