Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 4:23-31
by: Dale Rood.
Not only did Peter and John have a call to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ-the whole church had that same clear purpose. Notice how that purpose directed their prayer (vv. 29-30). This was not a prayer for the removal of the threat of the Jewish leaders or even that they be protected from that threat. This was a prayer for boldness to fulfill their God-given purpose in the face of opposition. How purpose-oriented are your prayers? Do they reflect the call God has on your life, or do they merely whine about your difficulties?