Acts 12:5-8 -- On Following

"Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
And 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.
And, 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.
And 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."
Acts 12:5-8


I love this angel-assisted jailbreak. :) It's a good reminder that God is in charge, and no matter how we try to stop God's work, it will keep rolling forward. Today, let's work with God rather than against him, and we will therefore be on the side with the angels and the unstoppable good. It often seems to us in our limited mortal forms that evil is winning... but it never can. It can only have power in the middle chapters, but the story is the Lord's, and evil will never triumph. It's self-limiting, because it can only take advantage of others, and when it can't, it self-destructs. As we choose good, to follow the Lord and walk away from evil, we become part of a greater work and a greater power. In the end, God will triumph, and save us all. If it takes angel-assisted jailbreaks, or moving mountains, it will be done. Nothing is too hard for the Lord.