Prayer was made without ceasing.

"Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him" (Acts 12:5 KJV). God will always pass by self-sufficient men. They have no need to commune with God because they are too self-sufficient. God stops to hear and is drawn to a praying man or woman who lays all aside to get into His sweet presence. Great deliverance happens when the captives are set free through prayer. David Wilkerson said, "Mighty deliverances take place when God’s saints seek Him diligently with childlike faith for the needs of their brothers and sisters". Chains are broken when the church begins to pray in faith. Things begin to happen in the atmosphere of heaven when God's saints begin to diligently seek God's face. Peter was imprisoned and bound with two chains, "And the angel of The Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison." This miracle happened because the church did not lose any hope. They knew this great man of God would be set free through the hands of Jesus Christ our Savior. So, they prayed without ceasing. Fervent prayer for Peter was persistently being made to God by the church and a miracle began to happen. Chains fell from Peter's hands and the prison doors were opened because the church prayed with faith. It's up to us to see our loved ones saved and redeemed to the Father. It's up to us to pray diligently and consistently to our Savior, who still has the power and the supreme authority to set all people free. Child like faith gets the attention of God the Father. God bless you. Amen