I have been struck lately thinking about Acts 12. I first heard this through a Desiring God Ministry newsletter. The contrast is between James and Peter. At the beginning of Acts 12 James is executed at the order of Herod. Then Peter is arrested and appears to be awaiting execution. The church prays and God is pleased to send an angel to deliver Peter out of prison. By the end of the chapter Herod is struck dead and the Word of God continues to multiply.
Sometimes God chooses to magnify His name through His people counting Christ more precious than their own lives and dying in the process. Sometimes He is pleased to deliver His people out of persecution. Regardless of God's doing, we are responsible to pray for our brothers and sisters.
Pray for our brothers and sisters in India undergoing persecution here and here.
Hebrews 13:3 "Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body."
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