Peter and John
were imprisoned
for healing a blind
man, and were instructed not to talk about Jesus again.
Acts 4(ESV)
23 When
they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief
priests and the elders had said to them.
24 And
when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said,
“Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and
everything in them,
29 And now,
Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to
continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you
stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are
performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 And
when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was
shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
They were praying for
things that were already happening, but they didn't assume what happened in the
past would happen in the future.
When they gathered
together, there prayers were more powerful. It changed the atmosphere and shook
the building.
When we pray
together, the atmosphere of where we pray is saturated with God's manifest
presence.
We know that God is everywhere, but God's manifest presence
is where God makes Himself known. It becomes a place where the
supernatural happens.
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