THE ACTS July 2013 English | Page 11

man did many wonders through prayer, So we should also start a good prayer life. Delivered from bondage The Angel of God brings out Peter from the PRISON 10 The main gist of the overall passage is that God is the only one who can save His people, as opposed to the idols that are worshipped by the nations. God is God and there is no other (Isaiah 45:5-6, 18, 22). Those who turn from their idols will be saved. Those who do not will be ashamed. The truth is that before God, every knee shall bow and every tongue swear their allegiance to God. We know that the magi the wise men from “the East,” were most likely from Persia, or modern-day Iran. This means the wise men travelled 800 to 900 miles to see the Christ. The wise men were guided to look for the King of the Jews by a miraculous stellar event, the “Star of Bethlehem,” which they called “His star” (Matthew 2:2). So, the magi were men who read and believed God’s Word, sought Jesus, recognized the worth of Christ, they humbled themselves to worship Jesus, and obeyed God rather than man. They were truly wise men. Every Christian who is thirsty for the word of God, will never give up praying.He will wait patiently for the vision of Jesus then it will be prove that the church is on a strong foundation. It is only when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord, then the word of God will be fulfilled. As the Gospel of Matthew 7:21-23 says , Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. It is very easy to preach the bible and teach the bible, but it is very difficult to LIVE the Bible. It is only when you start living the word of God and confess that he is Lord, then our knees will automatically bow down in prayer. Humbleness and simplicity should be a priority for us it will enable us to see the vision Romans 16-20 says, And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. There is truth in the church but not the strength to overcome temptations, In order to overcome the temptations. of satan we have to pray. Jesus was also tempted in the desert but did not succumb to sin. If we want our vision to be fulfilled we have to pray till we succeed, and to succeed we have to thirst for it. The Son has prayed to the father ‘” your will be done “ It is only when the church stands united in prayer God’s will, will be done and the vision of the church