The church was praying for Peter while Herod held him in prison. The Lord sent an angel to lead him out, and Peter went to Mary’s house, where many had gathered to pray. Rhoda recognized his voice at the gate and was so glad she ran to tell the others before opening it. They told her she was mad. She kept insisting, Peter kept knocking, and when they finally opened the gate, they were astonished. We can pray sincerely and still be surprised by what God does. Sometimes we’ve pictured an answer so narrowly that we dismiss what’s right in front of us. The prison gate had opened on its own. At the house where they’d been praying for him, Peter had to keep knocking.
“But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.” —Acts 12:16
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