MFM Daily Devotional April 30, 2022
TOPIC: The Power of Prayer (V)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 17, Joshua 18, John 1:29-51, Proverbs 10:31-32, Proverbs 11:1-8
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Acts 12:1-19 (KJV)
MEMORY VERSE:
“10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.” – Acts 12:10-11
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES:
Don’t give up on God; He has not, and will never give up on you.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP:
Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
Every physical and spiritual iron gate; caging your destiny is hereby open and you are set free, in the name of Jesus.
MFM Daily Devotional April 30, 2022 MESSAGE
Finally, on the power of prayer, we want to look at another dimension of prayer whereby the power of God still moves without any reservation. I mean the prayer of intercession by which you stand in the gap for someone else. This can be anybody, family, place, situation, etc. You probably have prior knowledge of the situation or it may be by the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Most people don’t have much problem praying for themselves and their immediate family members, but to start praying for someone else outside their immediate caucus is a big deal for them.
In our text today, King Herod had succeeded in killing Apostle James and got accolades from the Jews for a job well done. Then he went ahead and took Peter, kept him in prison with a plan to kill him after Easter. The Bible says: “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him” (Acts 12:5).
In this case, Peter didn’t do the praying by himself. In fact, the Bible affirms that he was fast asleep in the prison while the entire church was holding vigil on his behalf. It is written: “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24). God heard them and sent an angel to go and miraculously set him free, even Peter himself could not initially comprehend what was happening to him.
His deliverance was so amazing that, even the praying church in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark refused to believe Rhoda that Peter was actually back from prison. The Bible says: “…. they were astonished” (Acts 12:16b). Become an intercessor today and an instrument of deliverance to someone somewhere from satanic captivity, affliction, poverty or even death. May God raise genuine intercessors for you too and do amazing things in your life, in Jesus’ name.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
- O God, arise and give me the miracle that will shock my enemies, surprise my friends and amaze me, in the name of Jesus.
- The miracle that will cause confusion in the camp of my enemies, manifest in my life now by fire, in the name of Jesus.
- I cancel every evil expectation concerning my life, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
- Powers challenging the power of God in my life, shut up and die, in the name of Jesus.
- O God, arise and deliver me from my physical and spiritual captivity, in the name of Jesus.
- Chains of darkness binding my hands and my legs, break and release me, in the name of Jesus.
- Father Lord, raise genuine intercessors for me, in the name of Jesus.
