“But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.” Luke 12:16

Have you ever been amazed by God’s answer to your prayers? God always answers the prayers of His beloved children when we go to Him in faith. Jeremiah 33:3 state “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

In the book of Acts chapter 12, we find the account of the apostle Peter being captured and placed into prison by Herod the King. He had killed James to frustrate the Church and now he intended to kill Peter as well. “And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)” Acts 12:2-3.

The scripture validates for us that God orchestrates all things according to His divine will and He lovingly hears the cries of His children, if we call, He will answer! While Herod decided that he would kill Peter; The saints were praying non-stop for his deliverance. Acts 12: 5 state “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.”

An angel appeared to Peter and guided him out of the prison that night; and when he came to the house where they were still gathered in prayer, a knock came to the door, but they did not believe the young girl when she stated it was Peter at the door, that seemed impossible. God will answer even while we are yet praying! And when they came to the door, my God they were astonished to see Peter standing there! “But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.” Luke 12:16

Is there anything to hard for God? Absolutely not! If we ask anything according to His will, we have the petitions that we ask for. Prayer and love are two of the most powerful weapons that we possess. Asking God puts all things in perspective, it shows that we recognize that He is our sovereign Lord and our source of all things. The bible tells us we have not because we ask not “Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.” James 4:2

God knows the sincerity of our hearts, and when we come before His throne of grace, releasing our wills to His; we can depend on His faithfulness to answer in great and amazing ways!  “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” Ephesians 3:20

God blessings, keep steadfast in prayer and expect to be amazed!