Acts12,1 It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. 4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. 6 The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. Quick, get up! he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. 8 Then the angel said to him, Put on your clothes and sandals. And Peter did so. Wrap your cloak around you and follow me, the angel told him. 9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. 11 Then Peter came to himself and said, Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating. 12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14 When she recognised Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, Peter is at the door! 15 You're out of your mind, they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, It must be his angel. 16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. Tell James and the brothers about this, he said, and then he left for another place. 18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, > how am i connected to the church in my heart? Do i belong to the church ore is the church something about me, part of all the other things i do? When i see ones how Jesus will come again for his church - will i feel then the same as i feel now about the church?
intending to persecute them. > Herod intended to persecute the church! What ever we people do it is intention - nothing more. If God does not let it happen it will never happen.
What is my intention for today?
He killed James the Brother of John - one of the three who could see all the most intimate moments Jesus had. James was dead - he was no more.
When he saw > Herod saw how the Jews liked it. Even he did things during a festival. Killing was fine for the Jews but not healing. How hypocritical am i, was i yesterday?
Herod takes Peter in > Maybe he really had a plan to go after the leaders. Maybe he went for the biggest spectacle. Interesting how unprotected this disciples were. Just living openly in Jerusalem. NO FEAR. Do i life openly ore in fear, hided somehow?
by four squads of four soldiers each > The protection of Peter was so high and strong. Only a miracle can help him. What is imprisoning me? IT IS NOT STRONG ENAUGH FOR GOD! the story of B. really moved me. He prayed earnestly for God. HIM. God set him free! JUST LIKE THIS!
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. > The world is aggressive but we CAN PRAY - how beautiful. The violent world doing all kind of things but we are just praying. DID I PRAY TODAY?
The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. > Peter was sleeping. He was not even praying. No fear. Maybe he was kind of looking forward that it will end now for him. Heaven. No more street preaching. No more loving difficult peoples. No more sweat. No more tiredness. Peter really surrendered. Am i surrendered for today? 
Suddenly > If God is coming - it will always be suddenly. We will not see him coming from far. being able to prepare our self. He will just be here in a instant.
1. God so will never be to late. because he can just be here right now.
2. God will never be hindered by the physics of the world
3. God will never sleep like as and realize things to late
A) GOD IS HERE - am i aware of HIM?
an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. > God appears powerful. The disciple are praying somewhere. If we would have a split screen. 2 pictures at the same time in a Cinema. One side the world: soldiers, angry, mean, powerful King, chains, iron doors, walls in big heavy stones... other side. People in a candle room, dark. tears, questions running through their heart, hurts but on their knees praying, talking to someone, but he is not visible. Which group looks more powerful? To which group would you go for protection?
BUT GOD MOVES POWERFUL FOR THE PRAYER.
Today: It is not my strength and my wisdom. It is God talking to someone. IF GOD IS NOT TALKING - what should we do? Am i desperate? Am i really realizing that every thing we do here in every moment it is only possible because God gave as the strength. ONLY
I AM NOT DESPERATE ENAUGH!
GOD HELP ME!
OPEN MY EYES!
no excuse anymore!
He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. > An Angle lights up the hole prison. But everybody is not realizing it. THEY ALL SLEEP! Even Peter, the Apostle who walked on water. He does not see the light.
GOD HELP ME TO SEE THE LIGHT!
Quick, get up! he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. 8 Then the angel said to him, Put on your clothes and sandals. And Peter did so. Wrap your cloak around you and follow me, the angel told him. 9 Peter followed him out of the prison > The Angel talks to Peter like he is a little child. The angle is not talking to Peter like is the mature wise and great leader of the church in Jerusalem who just helped 3000 at ones to become disciple - world record till this day - now like to child. "Get up - Quick. Now put your clothes on and your sandals. Now wrap your cloak around you. Now follow me" Step by step!
If i want to experience a miracle with God, i do not believe, that i will experience on my way. I will experience it on GOD's way only. To experience miracles i need to became a child again. The kingdom of heaven is only for children not for adults. To become like children is as important, that i forgive ore that i am baptized... otherwise i am not be able to be saved.
Wisdom does not make me a great disciple. Wise people are all over the world. But where are the people who believe and love?
but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. > Peter was not excepting to be saved. He's faith did not make the difference. It was God and God's plan. But Peter was surrendered to God's plan.
Am i surrendered to what God has in mind for my life? For today?
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. > This is clearly something impossible. No human can do that. No one excepted it. BUT GOD CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE - what would be the impossible today he should do for me?
When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. > What a walk - a length of a street walking side by side with an Angle. Then he is away. I can do it now without visible contact. 
Today i do not see an angle. So i can do it. If it becomes very hard and difficult. God provides help. Is that my faith!
Then Peter came to himself and said, Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating. > If God would let me today to come to myself - what would i realize about my life?
12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14 When she recognised Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, Peter is at the door! 15 You're out of your mind, they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, It must be his angel. 16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. Tell James and the brothers about this, he said, and then he left for another place. 18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. > I can see, that they prayed but they did NOT EXPECT, that Peter would come free. Their faith was different ore not their.
HOW AMAZING.
I DO NOT NEED TO BE PERFECT IN MY PRAYER AND MY FAITH. GOD IS PERFECT> WILL I PRAY THEN TODAY?