Bind On Thy Sandals
Acts 12:5-8 (KJV)
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Acts 12:5-8 (KJV)The whole teaching lives in the gap between "his chains fell off" and "bind on thy sandals." God broke what Peter couldn't break, but God would not walk what Peter could walk.
- Prayer Was Being Made Acts 12:5-6
Peter is bound, but somebody is praying; the church is on its knees while he is in chains. He sleeps between two soldiers the night before his execution, which is the peace prayer produces. But peace in the prison is not the same as out of the prison.
- The Chains Fell, But the Feet Didn't Acts 12:7
"Arise up quickly": the angel had to smite Peter on the side and raise him up. God broke what Peter couldn't break, but He would not walk what Peter could walk. Some of us are free and still lying down; the chain came off months ago.
- Bind On Thy Sandals Acts 12:8
God answers your prayer and then hands you your shoes. "Gird thyself. Bind on thy sandals. Cast thy garment. Follow me" are four commands, all requiring a body. "And so he did" are five words that separate a testimony from a wish.
“Peace in the prison is not the same as out of the prison”
“God broke what Peter couldn't break, but God would not walk what Peter could walk”
“Some of us are free and still lying down. The chain came off months ago”
“God answers your prayer and then hands you your shoes”
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