AN ANGEL TO THE RESCUE
Picture this
A great man has died
A prophet
He is the Messiah
He has Risen over the grave
You have witnessed it yourself
You are committed to his message
You are committed
To preaching the WORD OF GOD
The current King Herod
Is committed to wiping out this message
To exterminate the WORD OF GOD
He has killed one of your
friends
James---the brother of John
He has arrested you
Now you sit in jail
Scared for your own life
Not knowing what is going to happen
Yet you know
Your friends and church
Are praying for you
The night before your trial
You are sleeping between 2
soldiers
Bound in chains
And guards sitting at the entrance
A light
Is shone in your face
And someone says,
“Quick get up”
The chains just fall magically off of your body
You open your eyes slowly
You see an angel in white
The angel says,
“Put on your clothes and sandals
Wrap your cloak around you
And follow me”
You follow the angel
At this point
Not really sure
If you are awake
Or if you are dreaming
You walk
Past the first and second guards
The iron gate magically opens
And you find yourself standing on the street
You knock
On your friend’s door
You tell them
That an angel has saved your life
You go from door to door
Telling as many as will listen
About an angel saving your life
You don’t care
If they think you are crazy
You don’t care
If they think
You are out of your mind
So Peter is rescued by the
angels
And continues to preach Christ’s
Word
And the great King Herod has died
Dear Lord
As we live out our lives
We pray
That though we may not see actual angels
As Peter did
We pray
That you send us people
People disguised as angels
People to help us on our way
On this journey through life
I myself
Have met many angels
In my life
Angels disguised as people
To help me on my way
“For he will command his angels
Concerning you
To guard you in all your ways
They will lift you up in their hands
So that you will not strike your
foot
Against a stone”
Psalm 91:11-12
May we ALL be so fortunate as Saint Peter
As to have
AN ANGEL TO THE RESCUE
Robert P. Wallman
5-4-11
Ps Based on
Acts 12---An angel rescues Peter from jail
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