DCLM Higher Everyday 26 July 2025 — Divine Deliverance

Topic: Divine Deliverance

Text: ACTS 12:1-12

1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

9And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

MEMORY VERSE: “And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews” (Acts 12:11).

MESSAGE

Baby Aya – meaning miracle in Arabic – was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord when she was rescued from rubbles during the earthquake disaster in Syria, February 7, 2023. Her mother, father and all four of her siblings died after the quake hit the town of Jindayris in Syria. Aya was in such a bad state, she had bumps, bruises, she was cold and barely breathing when she arrived in the hospital. The hospital manager, Khalid Attiah, has a daughter just four months older than her. His wife breastfed her alongside their own daughter. She survived the disaster.

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The escape of Peter from death is nothing but divine protection. The deliverance was a miracle. The reaction of the disciples to Rhoda’s shout of the name of Peter and their bewilderment is an indication that they were not expecting his escape to be so sudden. The Lord sent His angel to miraculously release Peter from the prison. The angels still watch over the elects and deliver God’s people today in the face of danger or even death.

QUOTE: The deliverance was miracle.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for past miraculous deliverances.

CHALLENGE: There shall no evil befall you.

 

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)