Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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PRAYING BUT NOT EXPECTING!When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it (the door) and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!" Acts 12:14
After the church prayed all night for Peter's release from prison, he suddenly shows up at their door. When Rhoda tells them, 'It's Peter,' they reply, 'You're out of your mind.' Listen: 'Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door...they were astonished' (Acts 12:16).
There are three important lessons here for you:
- Don't just ask; expect! God will astonish you by: (a) His timing: '...before they call, I will answer...' (Isaiah 65:24); (b) His methods: '...the Lord sent His angel and rescued me...' (Acts 12:11). Stop limiting God!
- Be alert; you might miss it. They were all praying, but only Rhoda responded to Peter's knocking at the door. And when you've got her spirit, you'll respond too: (a) You'll get a divine 'intuition' that something's about to happen. (b) You'll begin looking for the answers while others are locked into a posture of praying, but not really expecting anything. (c) You'll recognize the answer when others don't. (d) You'll be willing to leave the crowd in order to respond to God.
- Open the door. Listen: '...because of her gladness, she did not open the [door]...' (Acts 12:14 NKJ). How often have you come home from church - moved but not changed? You can grow old in a pew, believing but not experiencing; rejoicing, yet never receiving what God's got for you. The word for you today is: (a) don't just ask, expect; (b) be spiritually alert; (c) open the door!
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to hear the knocking of you at my door and to respond to what it is you would have me to do! In Jesus’ name, Amen
Heavenly Father, help me to hear the knocking of you at my door and to respond to what it is you would have me to do! In Jesus’ name, Amen
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