Acts 12:7 NLT “Suddenly there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said “Quick, get up, and the chains fell off his wrist”
I can’t begin to imagine what the conditions must have been like for Peter while he was in the dungeon prison. The “aroma” was the stench of sewage that drained from the upper compartments. The “music” was the groans of prisoners being beaten. But Peter was so full of peace that the angel found him sleeping amid such horrendous conditions. He had to strike Peter on his side to wake him, that’s pretty amazing when you think about it.
Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He too was asleep in a ship amid a raging storm out at sea with His disciples. Like Peter, when you KNOW Jesus, you KNOW peace. But conversely, where there’s NO Jesus, there’s NO peace. To know means to be close to, to be intimate with, not casual, not distant, not an acquaintance. Jesus is the answer for you today, the answer for the times we live in. Know Jesus, Know peace.
