使徒行传12：总要看见神的手
 
GK611晨祷生命读经 
22.05.2026 
主讲：郑伟健传道

 引言：星星之火，可以燎原

一、神总有开路的时候（徒12:1-11）

1. 人以为到了尽头（v1-6）
雅各被杀，彼得被抓，四班兵丁严密看守，整个局势看起来越来越黑暗。教会唯一能做的，就是切切祷告神。最特别的是，彼得在监牢里竟然睡着了。因为真正的平安，不是环境没有问题，而是知道神仍然掌权。很多时候我们也会觉得人生走到尽头，但神常常在人最无助的时候开始工作。

2. 神却仍然在掌权（v7-11）
神差遣天使进入监牢，铁链脱落，铁门自动打开，彼得被带离监牢。神能打开人打不开的门。但有趣的是，监牢的铁门自动开了，教会家的门却迟迟不开，因为他们虽然祷告，却不敢相信神真的会工作。很多时候我们也是如此。我们求神开路，却忘了神本来就是能开路的神。

二、神总有出手的时候（徒12:12-23）

1. 神的百姓仍然作见证（v12-19）
彼得被救以后，没有只顾逃命，而是先去告诉弟兄姐妹神怎样救他脱离监牢。以前不认主的彼得，如今即使面对逼迫，也仍然勇敢见证神。真正经历神的人，不会一直沉默。黑暗越大，光越需要被举起来。

2. 骄傲的人终必要败落（v20-23）
希律穿着华丽朝服，接受百姓称他为神，却不把荣耀归给神。结果主的使者立刻击打他，他被虫咬死。彼得高举神，经历拯救；希律高举自己，经历审判。人可以暂时高高在上，但真正掌权的仍然是神。

三、神的道无人能挡（v24-25）

1. 神的道必要被传开（v24）
虽然使徒被杀、教会被逼迫，但圣经最后却说：“神的道日见兴旺，越发广传。” 人可以攻击教会，却无法停止神的工作。教会历史也证明，福音越被压制，反而越广传。

2. 神的工作继续运行（v25）
巴拿巴和扫罗完成服事以后，继续往前，福音即将进入新的阶段。人的计划会结束，但神的工作不会停止。神不断兴起新的器皿、新的同工，继续推动祂的国度。

总结：
是神的手使教会继续前进，
是神的手使福音继续广传，
也是神的手使我们直到今天仍然坚持。



  

Acts Chapter 12:  We Must See the Hand of God
 GK611 Morning Devotion 
22.05.2026
Speaker: Ps Asher Chang 

 Introduction: A Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire

I. God Always Has a Way Out (Acts 12:1–11) 

1. When People Think It Is the End (v1–6)
James was killed, Peter was arrested, and four squads of soldiers guarded him closely. The whole situation seemed to grow darker and darker. The only thing the church could do was pray earnestly to God. What was most remarkable was that Peter was actually sleeping in prison. True peace is not the absence of problems, but knowing that God is still in control. Many times, we also feel that life has come to a dead end, yet God often begins to work when people are most helpless.

2. Yet God Remains in Control (v7–11)
God sent an angel into the prison. The chains fell off, the iron gate opened by itself, and Peter was led out of prison. God can open doors that no man can open.
Interestingly, while the prison gate opened automatically, the door of the believers’ house was slow to open because although they prayed, they hardly dared to believe that God would truly act. Many times we are the same. We ask God to make a way, yet forget that He is already the God who makes a way.

II. God Always Acts in His Own Time (Acts 12:12–23)

1. God’s people continue to bear witness (v12–19)
After Peter’s deliverance, he did not merely flee for his life, but went first to tell his brothers and sisters how God had rescued him from prison. Peter, who had once denied the Lord, now continued to bear courageous witness to God even in the face of persecution. Those who have truly experienced God will not remain silent. The darker the night, the more the light must be held aloft.

2. The Proud Will Eventually Fall (v20–23)
Herod put on his royal robes and accepted the people’s praise as though he were a god, yet he did not give glory to God. Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. Peter exalted God and experienced deliverance; Herod exalted himself and experienced judgment. People may rise to great heights for a season, but the One who truly reigns is still God.

III. No One Can Hinder God’s Word (v24–25)

1. God’s Word Will Be Proclaimed (v24)
Although apostles were killed and the church was persecuted, the passage ends by saying: “But the word of God grew and multiplied.” People may attack the church, but they cannot stop the work of God. Church history has also proven that the more the gospel is oppressed, the more widely it spreads.

2. God’s Work Continues Moving Forward (v25)
After Barnabas and Saul had completed their ministry, they pressed on, and the Gospel was about to enter a new phase. Human plans may come to an end, but God’s work never stops. God continually raises up new vessels and new co-workers to advance His kingdom.

Conclusion:
It is God’s hand that keeps the church moving forward. It is God’s hand that causes the gospel to continue spreading; and it is God’s hand that enables us to persevere to this very day.