DEVO 3-14-25

Prayer = The Difference Maker

“But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.”

‭‭Acts 12‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

- Who you talk to is important!

- Prior to me flying to Uganda, I had a problem. My problem was that my Visa kept getting declined.

- If I can’t get that Visa then I’m not getting in the country and not going on the mission trip.

- So I was given 2 phone numbers. One was the Uganda embassy NYC and the other was the Uganda embassy DC.

- With NYC I kept going to voice mail.

- That doesn’t help when you are down to one day before your flight leaves.

- I then called the DC embassy. They pick up the phone right away. They asked what the problem was. They looked into it and within minutes approved my Visa.

- That’s what happens when you talk to the right person at the right time.

- In today’s Scripture, Peter was in a really bad situation.

- He was imprisoned and placed under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each.

- That looks impossible, but the church was praying!

- Prayer is simply talking to the right person at the right time.

- When you pray to God, you are inviting Him in to help in your situation.

- And they were not just praying, it says “the church prayed very earnestly.”

- The church could have complained and said how bad things were and said, poor Peter!

- But no, the church prayed earnestly!

- They prayed like it was going to make a difference.

- ‭‭Prayer is the difference between the best that you can do and the best that God can do!

- When God heard His people calling on His name, He said, “I’m going to get, my boy Peter, out of this bad situation!

- God performed a mighty deliverance that day.

- And God can do the same for you.

- My problem was a simple Visa hold up.

- Their problem was a disciple lock up and lock down.

- What’s your situation?

- Nothing is to big or to small for the God of the breakout!

- He says, “‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’(Jeremiah‬ ‭33‬:‭3‬)

- Simply ask!

- Have a great day!