“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.” (Acts 12: 7) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, the angel of the Lord commanded Peter to arise up quickly. The angel did not only require that Peter must arise. He demanded that the rising must be done quickly. The angel dem

“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.” (Acts 12: 7) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When the angel of the Lord turned up in the prison where Peter was held, a great light shined in the prison. It was night and it was most probably dark in that prison, but the angel turned up and caus

“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.” (Acts 12: 7) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, whilst Peter was stuck in prison, in chains with soldiers surrounding him, the Angel of the Lord turned up. Peter was not in a position to leave the prison by himself, but the

“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.” (Acts 12: 6) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Peter was asleep between two soldiers, at a time when the church was praying for him. God had a plan for the release of Peter, but Peter was asleep in prison. He was unaware of what God was about to do. S

“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.” (Acts 12: 6) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Peter was bound with two chains, between two soldiers, while in prison. Because of Peter, and the need to keep him chained, two soldiers lost their own freedom. Two soldiers were ti