In Acts 12 we find two examples of trust. Peter had been taken prisoner by Herod Agrippa, grandson of Herod the Great. Herod had already beheaded James, brother of John to please the Jewish Pharisees. Peter was awaiting execution, but was so trusting of the Lord that he was sleeping soundly when God's Angel came to free him. The Angel struck him in the side to wake him & gave him several instructions. Still, Peter was trusting so in the Lord, that he thought the angel and everything that happened was a dream, until the angel actually departed from him. He knew God had sent the Angel. He later came to a house where people had been praying for him, but the people had not believed it was really Peter at the gate until they heard his voice and saw him. Still they were astonished at his presence.
Peter was in prison & his fate seemed hopeless, yet he was calm enough to sleep soundly...do we face our own less menacing trials with such calm & trust in the Lord to take care of us? Or are we like the people praying, but hardly believing God will act in our favor?
The answer lies in Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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