Confidence in the Unseen Christ | Acts 12:1-17 | Manny Pereira

The church faces the fearful opposition of a visible king, yet learns to rest in the sovereign rule of the unseen Christ. This famous passage is presented in powerful irony. The whole chapter is an interlude of potentates and puppets, and powers misattributed. Here, irony betrays the illusion of power. This historical testimony is calculated to help the church throughout the ages to recognize who reigns and to take courage and comfort in the Lord and His invisible hand. It calls the church to a settled confidence—not in the things seen and felt, not in the strength of earthly powers, individuals, or even the church herself, but in the unseen Christ who rules and reigns over every detail according to His perfect will.