There is a saying in isiZulu “icala livula ingubo lingene” which means “trouble always invites itself”. 

There are positions and circumstances in life that you have never imagined yourself in but you end up being dragged into them not by choice but by force.

 

Acts 12:5

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

 

When I come up against such troubles I always remember that there is always a new lesson for me to learn and there is conquering that I will gain through Christ my saviour. I love God because He never leaves His position instead we are always quick to leave ours. Peter didn’t ask to be imprisoned but circumstances put him in prison. Through the unceasing prayer of the church the angel of the Lord came upon Peter. And even though Peter was in a time and place of darkness but the angel brought light into the prison cells.  

 

Acts 12:7

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.

 

What’s interesting is that the angel had to hit Peter in order to raise him up. There are things that have to strike you in your time of darkness in order for you to remember who you are. The Word of God is one of those things. Peter’s chains fell off not because someone untied him but because the angel of the Lord spoke the Word.

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