A NIGHT OF DIVINE VISITATION
By Rev. Samuel Arimoro
Main Text: Acts 12:6-10
Supporting Texts: Psalm 30:5, Exodus 12:29-31, Genesis 32:24-30, Luke 2:8-11, Job 33:14-18
INTRODUCTION:
There are nights that change the course of destiny. In the spiritual realm, nights are symbolic of seasons of hardship, battles, delay, pain, and waiting. But God often chooses such moments to step in with His power and glory. Divine visitation brings about sudden transformation and supernatural turnaround.
In Acts 12, Peter was imprisoned and heavily guarded, awaiting execution. Yet, at the darkest hour—literally at night—God sent an angel to bring him out miraculously. The iron gates opened on their own, chains fell off, and guards were rendered powerless. That was not an ordinary night—it was a night of divine visitation.
When God visits a man, prison doors open, forgotten dreams are revived, and long-standing situations are turned around. One divine visitation can rewrite your entire story. This message will show you what happens when heaven visits a person and how to prepare for such encounters.
1. DIVINE VISITATION BREAKS EVERY CHAIN
When God visits, every yoke of bondage is broken supernaturally.
a) Chains Fell Off Peter's Hands (Acts 12:7)
No physical or spiritual chain can withstand God’s presence.
b) God’s Power Overrides Natural Limitations (Jeremiah 32:27)
What seems impossible becomes easy when God steps in.
c) His Visitation Sets the Captives Free (Isaiah 61:1)
Bondages of sin, delay, fear, and oppression are broken.
d) No Prison Is Too Strong for God (Psalm 107:14–16)
Even iron gates and high walls are nothing before Him.
Biblical Example: Paul and Silas also experienced divine visitation at midnight and were released from prison (Acts 16:25–26).
2. DIVINE VISITATION CONFUSES YOUR ENEMIES
The plans of your adversaries are overturned when God visits.
a) Herod Planned Peter’s Execution (Acts 12:6)
But God stepped in before the plan could manifest.
b) God Turns the Counsel of the Wicked to Foolishness (Psalm 33:10–11)
His visitation renders the enemy’s agenda powerless.
c) The Guards Were Left Powerless and Confused (Acts 12:10)
They could not stop what God had already begun.
d) God Shames the Expectations of the Wicked (Proverbs 11:8)
Your escape will be their disgrace.
Biblical Example: Haman's evil plot against Mordecai was reversed through divine intervention (Esther 6:10–12).
3. DIVINE VISITATION BRINGS SUPERNATURAL DIRECTION
When God visits, He doesn’t just deliver—He leads.
a) The Angel Gave Peter Step-by-Step Instructions (Acts 12:7–9)
Divine guidance follows divine visitation.
b) God Does Not Deliver You to Be Confused (Psalm 32:8)
He gives clarity and direction after freedom.
c) When You Follow Divine Leading, Doors Open on Their Own (Acts 12:10)
Peter followed the angel, and gates opened of their own accord.
d) God’s Visitation Comes With a Map to Your Next Level (Proverbs 3:5–6)
You’re not just free—you’re repositioned.
Biblical Example: After Jacob wrestled with God, his name and direction were changed (Genesis 32:24–30).
4. DIVINE VISITATION RESTORES LOST HOPE
God’s visitation rekindles hope and brings joy in dark seasons.
a) The Church Had Been Praying with Little Expectation (Acts 12:12–16)
They were surprised when Peter showed up alive.
b) God Can Answer Beyond Your Expectations (Ephesians 3:20)
Even your faintest prayers can provoke a powerful visitation.
c) Divine Visitation Reassures You That God Has Not Forgotten You (Isaiah 49:14–16)
Delay is not denial.
d) Night May Endure, But Joy Comes With His Visitation (Psalm 30:5)
Your sorrow is giving way to divine joy.
Biblical Example: At night, the angel of the Lord announced the birth of Jesus to shepherds, changing history forever (Luke 2:8–11).
CONCLUSION:
A night of divine visitation is a night where impossibilities are overruled and the plans of the enemy are reversed. It is a moment when God steps into the affairs of men to bring deliverance, restoration, and direction. Peter's deliverance teaches us that no chain is permanent, no prison is forever, and no guard is too powerful when God decides to visit.
Beloved, God is still visiting His people today. Your season of visitation has come. Don’t stop praying, don’t stop believing. Prepare yourself through prayer, faith, and expectation. When God visits, things shift, doors open, chains break, and destinies are realigned. Get ready—tonight might be your night of divine visitation.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, visit me tonight and break every visible and invisible chain.
2. Lord, every plan of the enemy concerning my life—scatter it by fire.
3. Oh Lord, send me divine direction for the next season of my life.
4. Let every prison gate holding my destiny open on their own accord.
5. Father, turn my night of sorrow into a morning of celebration.
6. Lord, let tonight be a night of supernatural encounters in my life.
7. I reject delay and stagnation—usher me into freedom, Lord.
8. Every spiritual prison confining my calling—break in Jesus’ name.
9. Father, restore every hope I have lost through disappointment.
10. Lord, rewrite my story by Your divine visitation tonight.
