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“But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.” (Acts 12:16 NIV)

One of my favorite songs right now is “Somebody Prayed” by Crowder. It is so powerful and reminds us that our prayers are powerful and can change people, circumstances, and eternal homes!

While this song was written in the last couple of years,  we can go all the way back to scripture to see that prayer and its power are not anything new.

Acts 12 shares an amazing story of what happens when we pray. James, the brother of John, has just been martyred. The church is scared and realizes that they are not able to stand up against King Herod and the government. Peter gets arrested and they cannot help but assume his death will be imminent. They gather together at Mary’s (the mother of Mark) house and begin to pray.

Dr. Luke tells us an amazing story of how, during the exact moments the church was praying, God sent angels to release Peter from prison and directed Peter to the house where the church was praying. Peter knocks on the door and a servant girl named Rhoda answers. She was so overjoyed when Peter arrived at the prayer house that she actually left Peter outside, knocking on the door, while she ran to tell the others that God had answered their prayers! Then, when she told those who were praying, they did not believe her! They argued with her and said that it must be an angel of Peter!

After a few minutes they  came back to the door and saw it really was Peter and Peter was able to share his miraculous story of escape!

What an amazing reminder to us this story is. God listens to us when we pray, but we need to pray expecting Him to answer. So many times we find ourselves talking to God but forgetting to look for His answers.

Rhoda, the servant girl, was the only one who was certain that God had answered and was excited about it. A gentle reminder to us that others are watching how we walk and talk with Jesus!

“Somebody Prayed” ends with these lyrics:

“That’s why when mountains move, I say, “Looks like somebody prayed.”

As we spend time talking with the Almighty each day, may we pray with expectancy and excitement.

“Lord, please help us to spend time talking with you each day and expect You to answer.”

For His Glory

Terrie Tollerson
TRBC Women’s Life

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