So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.  Acts 12:5 

 

Sometimes it's hard to pray for yourself. That's when you need somebody else to agree with you in prayer. Not somebody who'll judge your situation or pray for the world at large, but somebody who knows how to intercede with God for your finances, your children, your marriage. James had just been executed and Herod was planning to kill Peter the next morning. You'd think he'd have been up all night praying like crazy, but he wasn't. 'Peter was sleeping' (v6). Wow! Where do you get that kind of faith? Listen: '...the church was earnestly praying to God for him' (Acts 12:5). Any time you can sleep in the face of death, or experience unnatural grace in the midst of chaos, it's usually because of two things: (1) You've learned how to hand the situation over to God. (2) Somebody is praying for you. The church didn't pray, 'Lord, if Peter was really a man of God he wouldn't be in this mess,' or 'Now that he's in jail, who's going to preach for us next Sunday?' No, while they prayed for a breakthrough, God was at work on the other side of the city dispatching an angel to set Peter free. That's how it works! Feel as if your prayers aren't getting the job done? Find somebody who'll agree with you in prayer, for Jesus said, '...if two of you...agree about anything...it will be done for you by My Father in heaven' (Matthew 18:19).