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Acts12:1-19

The miracle of certainty is rooted in the prayer of gathering in togetherness. Peter the Apostle was in a challenging situation, he was in a position where the life of James, the brother of John was taken by King Herod. There was no way out for Peter to escape the hand of Herod. Acts 12:6, ÒAnd when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.Ó Man shut the door on Peter, only heaven could open. Acts 12:7, ÒNow behold, an angel of the Lord stood by Him, and a light  shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, ÔArise quickly!Õ And his chains fell off his hands.Ó With no way of escape, Peter went into sleep. When the angel brought deliverance, it was like a dream. During his walk with the angel through the gates of the prison, Peter was not himself because he was asleep instead of praying. Have you given up your hope for a sleep? God has never failed and your deliverance will be certain in Jesus name. The angel led Peter through the iron gate for deliverance in the hand of Herod. Acts 12:11, And when Peter had come to himself, he said, ÔNow I know for certain that the Lord had sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.Ó Peter was able to escape and he went to his brethren that kept in prayer.  Acts 12:12, ÒSo, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.Ó PeterÔs escape was a miracle, it was a miracle that was certain, because there was a gathering together in prayer on his behalf. Any gathering that is not together can not generate a miracle of certainty. Enter into gathering that is together and the miracle of certainty will become your portion.

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1 Kings 3:3-15

God demands a reasonable sacrifice. A reasonable sacrifice will add to you a reasonable act of God in your life. When His hand is deposited reasonably, the world will never stop reasoning about what the Lord has done in your life. King Solomon became such a king that the world will never stopped reasoning about the kind of wisdom that was demonstrated in his life. David made us aware that Solomon had always been a wise man before GodÕs hand was provoked in adding a wise and understanding heart to Solomon. David said to Solomon in 1 Kings2:9, ÒNow therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.Ó This verse is just to point out that Solomon had always been a wise man. However, when King Solomon offered a reasonable sacrifice, his story turned around forever. 1 Kings 3:4-5, ÒNow the King went to < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, ÔAsk what shall I give you?ÕÓ SolomonÕs sacrifice provoked the hand of God. Is your sacrifice provoking the hand of God or is it revoking it? Did you remember CainÕs sacrifice? Your sacrifice matters; it will deposit an uncharacteristic power of God that is unparalleled in your life. 1 Kings 3:12, ÒBehold I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you.Ó A reasonable sacrifice will provoke a reasonable God-investment in your life. God deposited a wise and understanding heart in King Solomon.

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Daniel 2:24-49

GodÕs willingness to use you is more than your desire to be used. You are too busy for the Lord while He is busy searching for you. 2 Chronicles 16:9, ÒFor the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.ÕÓ Hanani was letting King Asa know how God operates when he relayed the above message to king Asa. The same God then is still the same God today and forever. It is a testimony to how God is willing to use you. Daniel made Himself fully available to be used by rejecting the world. Daniel 1:8, ÒBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kingÕs delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.Ó Daniel gave all to his God. The Lord God whose eyes were going to and fro spotted Daniel and He showed Himself strong on behalf of Daniel. Daniel, a captive, came to a position where his captors began to prostrate before him. Daniel 2:46, ÒThen king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.Ó Ignore your challenges, stay focused on God with all your heart; God will see your heart, and your challenges will fall at your feet. What a wonderful and awesome God! King Nebuchadnezzar prostrated? Your challenges will prostrate for you in Jesus name.

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1 Samuel 18:5-16

DavidÕs victory over Goliath was still in celebration. David has advanced in the calling of where the Lord was taking him to. The celebration of a great deliverance from the hand of Goliath was all over the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel. While all these were going on, DavidÕs victory and advance was not enough for the enemy to give him a break from challenges. It does not matter how great the victory is by the grace of God, the devil will show up with a new challenge. David, having killed Goliath, the next day entered into another avenue that will make him what God wanted him to be. 1 Samuel 18:10, ÒAnd it happened on the next day that the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house. So David played music with his hand, as at other times; but there was a spear in SaulÕs hand. And Saul cast the spear, for he said, ÔI will pin David to the wall! But David escaped his presence twice.ÕÓ The women have not stopped singing the victory of David over Goliath; the next day another challenge of the enemy took a stand against David. You will wonder why your situation is taking a course the way it is. Study the word of God and you will discover that the greater the challenge, the greater the exploit you will carry out to the glory of God. In all your victory celebration, pay attention to the enemyÕs deliberation. It will come, but God will eliminate all on your behalf for Hs name to be glorified. Do not be carried away with the victory at hand, but keep watching and praying.

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Acts 7:35-43

As the going gets tough, what or who have you been listening to? That which will make the difference in your trial time depends on who you have been listening to. Psalm 95:7, ÒFor He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today if you will hear His voice: ÔDo not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, as in the day of trial in the wilderness.Ó  If you have been listening outside the word of God there will be no way out. If you are listening to the word of God without taking to His word, you have allowed hardness of heart to have its way. Turning back from God starts in the heart. Turning back from God is not a sudden occurrence; it takes its root when hardness of heart comes to play in the life of a believer. The children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel will not obey the word of God despite the demonstration of His power in their midst. Acts 7:39, ÒWhom our fathers would not obey, but rejected and in their hearts they turned back to Egypt.Ó Where you are now is a passage to your breakthrough if you will let the word of God guide you and see you through. Psalm 33:8, ÒI will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide with my eye.Ó  He is a faithful God. Listen to His voice and let no hardness of the heart deny you where He is taking you. It will always be too early to turn back from Him. He is also the God of the eleventh hour. The moment you begin to say it is too late is when He shows up with His awesome power. Today, encourage yourself in the Lord God who is living.