The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 30 June 2025 — Divine Intervention Through Prayers
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TOPIC: Divine Intervention Through Prayers
READ: Acts 12:1-11 (NKJV)
- Now about that time Herod the king stretched out [his] hand to harass some from the church.
- Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
- And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was [during] the Days of Unleavened Bread.
- So when he had arrested him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.
- Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
- And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.
- Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by [him,] and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off [his] hands.
- Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”
- So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
- When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
- And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and [from] all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
THE MESSAGE:
Apostle Peter was the chief Apostle who was given the responsibility of leading the early Church, as appointed by Christ (John 21:15-17). On this day, we remember how determined, dutiful and fearless Peter was in his life-time in guarding the faith and consistently sharing the Gospel, despite the Jewish leaders’ intimidation and attacks. Following the killing of Apostle James by King Herod, Peter would have gone into hiding, or at least stepped down his public appearances knowing that the enemy would come after him, as the leader of the Church. But he remained steadfastly determined, upholding the Gospel and visibly leading the church. Of course, he was arrested and imprisoned, waiting to be killed like James. However, this did not happen thanks to the ministry of intercession by the Church (verse 5).
Many times, the enemies launch numerous attacks on the Church to hinder the Gospel of Christ. When this happens, we should, as Peter, stand our ground for Jesus! We must also learn to genuinely intercede for divine intervention on behalf of our Christian leaders, fellow children of God and all missionaries in the mission fields, that God will intervene and deliver them from the grasp of kidnappers, bandits and Christian persecutors.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, please bring down divine intervention in the situation of our country today, Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025
TOPIC: DIVINE INTERVENTION THROUGH PRAYERS
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the one hundred and eighty-first day in the year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
- Help me Lord, to fulfill the assignment You have given me, in Jesus’ name
- Help me, Holy Spirit, to be determined, dutiful and fearless in guarding the faith and consistently sharing the Gospel, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to stand my ground for Jesus no matter what comes my way, in Jesus’ name.
- Father Lord, please intervene and deliver all those in kidnappers’ den, mostly especially the missionaries, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus name
- LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus’y name
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- *lConfession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and God bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
