- Although God is almighty, He does not prevent the death of some of His choicest servants. (Acts 12:1-4)
- We need to be very careful when we start pleasing people more than God.
- If you oppose the gospel, you might temporarily win, but you will finally lose and lose big.
- If you stand for the gospel, you might temporarily lose, but you will finally win and win big.
- Since God is almighty, He can easily deliver His servants for humanly impossible situation if it is His will. (Acts 12:5-19, NKJV)
- God is most glorified when we are most helpless and have to totally depend upon Him.
- Peter’s deliverance is also a picture of how God saves sinners.
- God is not limited by our prayers.
- A major part of prayer is us getting God’s will in the matter, prayer helps us to learn to totally depend upon God.
- Prayer sometimes changes the most impossible situation and makes possible.
- God can remove the most powerful and proud human leaders with ease when His ready. (Acts 12:21-24, NKJV)
- Earthly glory is short-lived.
- Since God is almighty His gospel cannot be stopped by man or any other opposition. (Acts 12:24, NKJV)