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But, Prayer · Compass Point

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  Hi I'm Pete Smith and you're tuned to compass point A verse
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  today is Acts 12 verse 5. Peter therefore was kept in
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  prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the church
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  unto God for him. Sizzler Baxter comments but
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  prayer. These two little words mark the
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  turning point in a critical situation.
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  On the one hand there is a hostile world attacking the
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  church. On the other is a beleaguered
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  church praying without ceasing. Above them both is is a prayer
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  answering God who intervenes and overrules.
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  Peter was imprisoned, bound with chains, due for trial the next
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  day. Over against all that was just
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  this, but prayer. The result?
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  Angels to the rescue. Chains broken, prison doors
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  opened, Peter delivered, Herod struck dead.
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  The one who imprisoned Peter while the Word of God grew and
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  multiplied. Let us never undervalue the
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  power of prayer.